The Earful Tower: Paris29 Maj 2023

Famous writers and the French Riviera

Author John Baxter is back - this time discussing literature from the French Riviera. We tackle a lot, with a bigger focus on F Scott Fitzgerald and Marina Picasso (and her tell-all book).

Book a walking tour with John and find his books here.

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Find more from this French Riviera miniseries here.

Things we mentioned (to help you with spelling and searching...)

First ten mins

John tasted bouillabaisse in Sète
John's friend was in the town of Cabris
The Villa Noailles in Hyères for the work of architect Robert Mallet-Stevens
French Riviera and its Artists: Book by John Baxter
Menton as the notorious place to die (tales of Yates, Beardsley, de Maupassant)

10mins to 20mins

Cole Porter and his wife, their friends Gerald and Sara Murphy
Hotel du Cap and the Fitzgeralds
Le Train Bleu with gamblers and prostitutes (now a restaurant, saved by Georges André Malraux)
Le Balzar restaurant in Paris
Cafe de Flore, Le Coupole, Les Deux Magots restaurants in Paris
Hotel Belles Rives where F Scott Fitzgerald stayed (in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes) - and he also stayed in the nearby town of Saint-Raphaël
Tender is the Night: Dedicated "To Gerald and Sara—Many Fêtes"

20 mins onwards

Sophia Antipolis where Super-Cannes is set (a book by J. G. Ballard)
Zelda Fitzgerald's book: Save Me the Waltz
Marina Picasso and and her tell-all book "Picasso, My Grandfather"
La California - Picasso's summer shack/chateau/palace (featuring Matisse and Balthus too)
Picasso's Portait of Olga in an Armchair
Colombe D'Or in Saint Paul de Vence
Carlton Hotel in Cannes
Hotel Belles Rives

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