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Yves Soulabaille
Hardcover
160 pages
French-language text.
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Le Tour Du Monde Des Taxis
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A French-language text.
During his many trips, Yves Soulabaille has acquired the habit of immortalizing one of his obligatory passages in each country: the taxi.
Car brands, colors, decorations, accessories, lamps, as links them between across borders and oceans. Dotted with anecdotes about drivers and their customs , this book draws the reader on the trail of a globe-trotter attentive to the world he is traveling. Pictures taken on the spot, images composed according to the strength of perspectives and colors, portraits posed, the harvest reported is rich and full of humanity.
This book is a tribute to an urban and international profession. A traveler’s souvenir, not a travel souvenir.
Translation:
Au cours de ses nombreux voyages, yves soulabaille a pris l’habitude d’immortaliser l’un de ses passages obligés dans chaque pays : le taxi.
Marques de voiture, couleurs, décorations, accessoires, lumignons, autant de liens entre eux par-delà les frontières et les océans. Parsemé d’anecdotes sur les chauffeurs, leurs us et coutumes, leurs villes, ce livre entraîne le lecteur sur les traces d’un globe-trotter attentif au monde qu’il parcourt. photos prises sur le vif, images composées selon la force des perspectives et des couleurs, portraits posés, la moisson rapportée est riche et pleine d’humanité.
Ce livre est un hommage à une profession urbaine et internationale. un souvenir de voyageur, pas un souvenir de voyage.
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| Weight | 1.213 kg |
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| Dimensions | 30 × 25 × 1.8 cm |
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