The river Seine in song

The World

The Seine. The river that cuts through Paris. A new book by the former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times dives into the history of the Seine. Elaine Sciolino is the author of “The Seine: the River that Made Paris.” But when Sciolino stopped by The World’s studio earlier this week, host Marco Werman wanted to talk about the music inspired by the river.

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