Orient Express and Co. Unpublished photographic archives of a legendary train.
Textual| N° d'inventaire | 23135 |
| Format | 28 x 25 |
| Détails | 160 p., publisher's canvas binding. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782845978232 |
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 operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. A technical feat, its creation was a diplomatic and economic tour de force. Built from the company's photographic archives, this book presents valuable documents, many of which are being revealed for the first time. This exceptional iconographic collection offers a vivid reinterpretation of the industrial epic of the Orient Express, which has long fueled the imagination of many artists and writers with a passion for Orientalism. While Agatha Christie's famous novel, Murder on the Orient Express (1934), is the epitome of its mythological crystallization, the behind-the-scenes work of the legendary train is no less fascinating: from the kitchens to the workshops, from the laundries to the majestic hangars where the trains are stored ready to depart.
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 operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. A technical feat, its creation was a diplomatic and economic tour de force. Built from the company's photographic archives, this book presents valuable documents, many of which are being revealed for the first time. This exceptional iconographic collection offers a vivid reinterpretation of the industrial epic of the Orient Express, which has long fueled the imagination of many artists and writers with a passion for Orientalism. While Agatha Christie's famous novel, Murder on the Orient Express (1934), is the epitome of its mythological crystallization, the behind-the-scenes work of the legendary train is no less fascinating: from the kitchens to the workshops, from the laundries to the majestic hangars where the trains are stored ready to depart.