French Soul
About This Novel
When seeing Notre Dame de Paris in flames, people all over the world will feel a deep sense of sadness. Why does Notre Dame de Paris move people in different countries and languages? What makes Notre Dame the soul of a nation and a symbol of human achievement? In response to a series of questions, the author takes us back to various defining moments in Notre Dame's history, starting with the night of the fire. Starting with the laying of the cornerstone in 1163, Henry IV's feud with Catholicism; Napoleon's coronation; Victor Hugo's campaign to preserve the cathedral in the 19th century; Baron Haussmann's Paris reconstruction plan; the classic film "Notre Dame de Paris"; de Gaulle's Thanksgiving celebration, and more. There has been a culture war between the cautious and the bold, the sincere and the opportunists, the historians and the radicals, the religious and the secular. These are all vividly reflected in the book.
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