Books by David Downie
David D. Downie is a multilingual Paris-based American nonfiction author, crime novelist and journalist who writes most often about culture, food and travel.
Cooking the Roman Way
by David Downie
The most distinctive thing about Roman food is the meat. Whether it’s a spaghetti carbonara, their love of bacon and pancetta, or the way they do pasta sauces with quite rough cuts of meat. They use spinal cords – all parts of the animal.
Interviews with David Downie
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell -
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Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (translated by Ralph Manheim) -
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Overhead in a Balloon
by Mavis Gallant -
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The Belly of Paris
by Emile Zola (translated by Mark Kurlansky) -
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Dictionnaire Historique des Rues de Paris
by Jacques Hillairet
The best books on Paris, recommended by David Downie
The best books on Paris, recommended by David Downie
The city of romance and art is also, like most big cities, a place of grit and grime. The American writer and long-time Paris resident David Downie tells us where to look if we’re to understand the people and past of this most alluring city.
Interviews where books by David Downie were recommended
The best books on Italian Food, recommended by Ruth Rogers
A culinary tour of Italian food, with co-founder of the acclaimed River Café restaurant Ruth Rogers. She tells us about the books that have inspired her, including the one she asks all her chefs to read!
