STAFF RECOMMENDS
“Whether off to Paris or intrigued by the subject of cemeteries, I highly recommend The Secret Life of a Cemetery.A uniquely quirky, captivating book by curator Benoît Gallot on Paris's famed Père Lachaise, exploring the history, myths, legendary figures--including Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde--and Gallot's daily life managing the world's most famous cemetery, a 100-acre green space where tourists, wildlife and mourners intersect. It's a rather enjoyable, easy read and a fascinating look about a subject rarely discussed.”
- Bette / Sales Associate
For Benoît Gallot, Père Lachaise is best explored without a guide: You’re guaranteed to lose your way. You’ll feel as though you’ve stepped out of time, out of Paris, and into another place entirely. In his debut memoir, Gallot, head curator of Père Lachaise and son of a grave stonemason, pulls back the curtains on his otherworldly workplace—a cemetery crammed with tourists in the high season and mourners year round, but also a natural paradise, where foxes roam, birds flit between trees, and wildflowers and moss encroach onto tombstones. Paperback, 240 pages.
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