Instead of joining the many Anglo expats in Paris whining about France’s high taxes, Kuper admires the generosity of the French system ... What [Jonathan] Gold did for L.A., Kuper does for Paris, in this persuasive defense of the very idea of the city.
As he learns to be a local... Kuper can seem a little too pleased with himself ... Nonetheless, Kuper is a clear-eyed observer of the history that is happening all around him.
