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Joan DeJean
Joan DeJean is Trustee Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of ten books on French literature, history, and material culture, including most recently The ...view moreJoan DeJean is Trustee Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of ten books on French literature, history, and material culture, including most recently The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual and the Modern Home Began and The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafés, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour. She lives in Philadelphia and, when in Paris, on the street where the number 4 bus began service on July 5, 1662.view less
Books by Joan DeJean
How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual--and the Modern Home Began Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Queen's Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5