An American historian's book on enslaved people in Paris is hailed as a landmark
Esclaves à Paris. Vies cachées et histoires fugitives, by historian Miranda Spieler, is described by En attendant Nadeau as a model of historical writing likely to become an essential reference.
En attendant Nadeau has published a review of Esclaves à Paris. Vies cachées et histoires fugitives, a book by the American historian Miranda Spieler. According to the outlet, the work is a model of historical writing that is set to become an unavoidable reference on its subject.
The review's headline, "Assignés à l'esclavage," points to the book's core concern: the hidden and fugitive lives of enslaved people who passed through Paris. Beyond that framing and the praise reported by En attendant Nadeau, no further details on the book's publisher, length or release date are given in the source material.
For readers building a home library around French-language nonfiction and history, the title is one to note as it makes its way through reviews this autumn.
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