*Shortlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay*
Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 by the Financial Times, Guardian, New Statesman, Observer, The Millions and Emerald Street
''Fl-use [flanne-euhze], noun, from the French. Feminine form of fl-ur [flanne-euhr], an idler, a dawdling observer, usually found in cities.
That is an imaginary definition.''
If the word fl-ur conjures up visions of Baudelaire, boulevards and bohemia - then what exactly is a fl-use?
In this gloriously provocative and celebratory book, Lauren Elkin defines her as -a determined resourceful woman keenly attuned to the creative potential of the city, and the liberating possibilities of a good walk-. Part cultural meander, part memoir, Fl-i>neuse traces the relationship between the city and creativity through a journey that begins in New Yo
