Seine City
By Salina Christmas

What brought me to Paris and its Latin Quarter this summer was my will to write. But I didn't choose Paris for its Proust, Sartre or Camus. I came because of one Englishman.

During his stay at the Parisian Latin Quarter between 1927 and 1929, journalist Eric Blair wrote two novels and several short stories. All were rejected. The most famous rejection came from T S Eliot, who commented that Blair's A Scullion's Diary "does not appear possible as a publishing venture".

 

About Sojournpussy Editors
Salina Christmas is a new media journalist. One of her web titles is Animal Pharm
Zarina Holmes is a creative editor for travel.

© Zarina Holmes. Cruising up the Seine, Paris, France. Nikon D70
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