On board the legendary "L'Orient-Express" train with Arthur Mettetal
Cover of the beautiful book dedicated to the legendary train © Textuel
By: Catherine Fruchon-Toussaint
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Created in 1883 and operated until 1977, linking Paris to Constantinople - later Istanbul - the Orient-Express was the first in a series of transnational luxury trains from the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits. constituted a diplomatic and economic tour de force.
Constructed from the company's photographic archives, this book presents valuable documents, many of which are being revealed for the first time.
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Arthur Mettetal, historian, in studio at RFI (December 17, 2020) © RFI / Catherine Fruchon-Toussaint
Orient-Express & Co, Photographic archives of a mythical train, Eva Gravayat Arthur Mettetal
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This exceptional iconographic ensemble offers an incarnate reinterpretation of the industrial epic of the Orient-Express, which has durably nourished the imaginations of many artists and writers steeped in Orientalism.
If Agatha Christie's famous novel, Le Crime de l'Orient-Express (1934), consecrates its mythological crystallization, the backstage of the legendary train is no less fascinating: from the kitchens to the workshops, from the laundries to the majestic hangars where the trains ready to go.
»(Presentation of Textuel editions)
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