Product Description

Rodolphe El-Khoury translates and introduces this first English edition of The Little House, a forgotten masterpiece of 18th-century literature. The book is an important but overlooked architectural document, and has become an underground classic among architects and architectural historians.

The Little House narrates a plot of seduction as it gradually unfolds in a visit to an architectural and artistic gem—a maison de plaisance in suburban Paris—enacting a tale of seduction, affect, and desire.

Princeton Architectural Press's The Little House is the first English edition of La petite maison to be published since the original French edition was released in 1879.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1143702 in Books
• Published on: 1996-01-01
• Original language: French
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 116 pages

Review
This tiny book, with its luscious descriptions or forecourts and foreplay, is the neatest intersection of architecture adn sexuality since Dominique Francon fell -- like a ton of bricks, so to speak -- for Howard Roark in Cathleen Medwick, House & Garden

Language Notes
Text: English
Original Language: French

Customer Reviews

A beautiful book
It's a masterpiece of typesetting, layout and bookbinding. But why isn't it available in hardcover? Just asking.

Delicious
An exquisite book which binds architecture and literature to create a seductive affair.