{"product_id":"the-typewriter-and-the-guillotine-an-american-journalist-a-german-serial-killer-and-paris-on-the-eve-of-wwii-paperback","title":"The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Braude\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"irresistible\" (Susan Orlean) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1925, the Indianapolis-born Janet Flanner took an assignment to write a regular 'Letter from Paris' for a lighthearted humor magazine called \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. She'd come to Paris to with dreams of writing about \"Beauty with a Capital B.\" Her employer, self-consciously apolitical, sought only breezy reports on French art and culture. But as she woke to the frightening signs of rising extremism, economic turmoil, and widespread discontent in Europe, Flanner ignored her editor's directives, reinventing herself, her assignment, and\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in the process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While working tirelessly to alert American readers to the dangers of the Third Reich, Flanner became gripped by the disturbing crimes of a man who embodied all of the darkness she was being forced to confront. Eugen Weidmann, a German con-man and murderer, and the last man to be publicly executed in France--mere weeks before the outbreak of WWII. Flanner covered his crimes, capture, and highly politicized trial, seeing the case as a metaphor for understanding the tumultuous years through which she'd just passed and to prepare herself for the dangers to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Typewriter and The Guillotine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eoffers the personal and professional coming-of-age story of an indomitable journalist set against a glamorous, high-stakes backdrop--a tightly-coiled drama full of romance and intrigue. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Braude \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three books of nonfiction, most recently \u003ci\u003eKiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of 2022 and a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year. He has been a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University, a Visiting Fellow at the American Library in Paris, and an NEH Public Scholar. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications. His books have been translated into seven languages. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and their two daughters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 582\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978256154925,"sku":"9781538783146","price":36.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/HpPdUgZtFX9781538783146.webp?v=1775801290","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-typewriter-and-the-guillotine-an-american-journalist-a-german-serial-killer-and-paris-on-the-eve-of-wwii-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}