Samuél Lopez-Barrantes
Samuél is a published novelist and musician who has lived in Paris since 2008. He holds an M.A. in European Society and an MFA in creative writing, which he has taught at the Sorbonne. Samuél's first novel, "Slim and The Beast" (Inkshares, 2015) is a coming of age story set in North Carolina; his former indie band of the same name, Slim and The Beast, released three EPs and toured extensively throughout Europe (2015-2022). Samuél's second novel, "The Requisitions" (Kingdom Anywhere, 2024) is a historical metafiction set in Nazi occupied Poland. For weekly writings and musings visit ifnotparis.substack.com
Samuél was incredibly knowledgeable and lovely to chat with. Our group of 6 thoroughly enjoyed our South Bank by Night tour with him and would highly recommend it to others.
The tour was everything we’d hoped for! Samuel was incredibly knowledgeable, and we learned so much, and enjoyed how natural and conversational the experience was.
We did the Sites and Insights Paris Welcome tour today. Our guide, Samuel, was outstanding. He brought deep knowledge of both historical and contemporary Paris and brought these together with excellent and thoughtful insights and perspectives. He did an outstanding job in particular of providing context for the events we discussed. Highly recommend.
