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Beschreibung
Behind the glamour of the French Riviera lies a world rarely described.
In Inside the French Riviera, Dutch author Arnold Verhoeven offers a series of sharp, personal observations drawn from years of living and working in Cannes. Moving beyond postcard images and celebrity clichés, he explores the everyday realities behind one of the world's most mythologised coastlines.
Through encounters with guests, officials, entrepreneurs and outsiders, Verhoeven reveals a Riviera shaped as much by power, money and silence as by sunlight and luxury. The book combines memoir, reportage and cultural reflection, tracing how global politics, local customs and human ambition quietly intersect along the Côte d'Azur.
Written with irony, restraint and an outsider's eye, Inside the French Riviera is not a guidebook, but a literary portrait of a place where appearances matter - and where what remains unseen often tells the real story.
Behind the glamour of the French Riviera lies a world rarely described.
In Inside the French Riviera, Dutch author Arnold Verhoeven offers a series of sharp, personal observations drawn from years of living and working in Cannes. Moving beyond postcard images and celebrity clichés, he explores the everyday realities behind one of the world's most mythologised coastlines.
Through encounters with guests, officials, entrepreneurs and outsiders, Verhoeven reveals a Riviera shaped as much by power, money and silence as by sunlight and luxury. The book combines memoir, reportage and cultural reflection, tracing how global politics, local customs and human ambition quietly intersect along the Côte d'Azur.
Written with irony, restraint and an outsider's eye, Inside the French Riviera is not a guidebook, but a literary portrait of a place where appearances matter - and where what remains unseen often tells the real story.
Über den Autor
Arnold Verhoeven is a Dutch author based in Cannes, France. His work explores life behind the scenes of the French Riviera, combining personal observation with cultural and social insight. He is the author of several books about living and working on the Côte d'Azur, including Inside the French Riviera.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Produktart: Reiseführer
Region: Welt gesamt
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9789090415673
ISBN-10: 909041567X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Verhoeven, Arnold
Hersteller: Arnold Verhoeven
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 200 x 125 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Arnold Verhoeven
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2026
Gewicht: 0,145 kg
Artikel-ID: 134537431