Eiffel : Vous ne la Verrez Plus Jamais Comme Avant (FR)

Book written in french.

Eiffel: vous ne la verrez jamais comme avant, by Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves, is a fascinating novel that plunges into the heart of Gustave Eiffel's obsession with his famous metal tower. The book is adapted from the french movie Eiffel (2021) by Martin Bourboulon.

Set in Paris in 1886, the plot follows Gustave Eiffel, the visionary engineer determined to realize his most ambitious challenge: erecting a 300-meter-high steel structure on the Champ-de-Mars. Ever since a decisive dinner at the home of the Minister of Commerce, where he launched this crazy idea in front of the whole of Paris, Eiffel has been literally possessed by this project.

But more than just the story of a technical challenge, this account takes us to the heart of the man himself: every sketch, every line he draws, reminds him of Adrienne, his lost love, who reappeared the very evening the idea first occurred to him. It is the arch of her back that inspires him, revealing to him that the Tower must not stand in a rigid straight line, but embrace a living, embodied curve, in the image of the woman who haunts his thoughts.

Eiffel : vous ne la verrez jamais comme avant  offers an intimate, never-before-seen look at the genesis of one of the world's most emblematic monuments, combining passion, genius and artistic inspiration. A must for anyone wishing to discover or rediscover the Eiffel Tower in a new light, through a story full of humanity.