The Existential Englishman: Paris Among the Artists - Hardcover

If you're interested in art, or writing, or Paris, it will ring bells in your head. I loved it (William Leith Evening Standard)

Peppiatt's account of his bohemian life in Paris is full of colour, character and charm ... Peppiatt has an aesthete's love of life, and there are vivid descriptions of food, drink and romance here that both enrapture and inspire. This enjoyable book works best as an account of a lifelong love affair with the Parisian streets ... The Existential Englishman offers elegant proof that Michael Peppiatt's powers of observation remain undimmed and acute (Alexander Larman Observer)

Being an acute observer and friend of artists, [Peppiatt] shares with them a heightened sensitivity, which leads him to write evocatively about particular memories . Evocative and beautiful prose (Agnès Poirier Literary Review)

On the page, [Peppiatt] remains probably one of the most eminent art writers of our time; off it, to judge by the swirl of parties, interviews, and chance encounters that fill this memoir, he is a gifted and indefatigable conversationalist (Tim Smith-Laing Sunday Telegraph)

Engaging ... Peppiatt's passion for Paris, and his clear perception of its innumerable atmospheres . The personal story is sharpened by a judicious use of the present tense, but it is enhanced above all by a historical vision which enables Michael Peppiatt to paint the characters of several quartiers with archaeological precision. Even readers unacquainted with the city should be charmed by his portrait (Gerald Mangan Times Literary Supplement)

Brings [Paris] to life so vividly you can almost smell it ... Très drôle (Lucy Davies Daily Telegraph)

One of the best art books I have read, by turns atmospheric and waspishly gossipy but also profound and poignant (Praise for Francis Bacon in Your Blood, Michael Prodger, The Times)

This vivid new memoir by the artist's protégé is set to be a classic (Praise for Francis Bacon in Your Blood, Sunday Telegraph)

The best art memoir published in years ... it is personal, subjective and sufficiently scurrilous (Praise for Francis Bacon in Your Blood, Spectator)