Graham Robb
Graham Robb
Awards
Shortlisted — Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction, 2001
Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2004
Commended — New York Times Notable Selection, 2004
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2007
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2010
Winner — American Library in Paris Book Award, 2022
Books by Graham Robb
The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War
Hardback, 2007
A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France.
Rimbaud: A Biography
Paperback, 2012
"Superb...the single best work to read about this haunting and haunted poet."—Richard Howard, New York Times Book Review
Strangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century
Paperback, 2005
"A brilliant work of social archaeology....A major historical contribution."—Adam Goodheart, The New York Times Book Review
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
Hardback, 2010
The secrets of the City of Light, revealed in the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten—by the author of the acclaimed The Discovery of France.
The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography
Paperback, 2008
"A witty, engaging narrative style…[Robb's] approach is particularly engrossing." —New York Times Book Review
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
Paperback, 2011
The New York Times bestseller: the secrets of the City of Light, revealed in the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten—by the author of the acclaimed The Discovery of France.
The Discovery of Middle Earth: Mapping the Lost World of the Celts
Hardback, 2013
A treasure hunt that uncovers the secrets of one of the world’s great civilizations, revealing dramatic proof of the extreme sophistication of the Celts, and their creation of the earliest accurate...
France: An Adventure History
Hardback, 2022
A wholly original history of France, filled with a lifetime’s knowledge and passion—by the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians.
France: An Adventure History
E Book, 2022
A wholly original history of France, filled with a lifetime’s knowledge and passion—by the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians.
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
E Book, 2011
The New York Times bestseller: the secrets of the City of Light, revealed in the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten—by the author of the acclaimed The Discovery of France.