Assouline Books Biarritz Basque by Author Frédéric Beigbeder. Linen hardcover book with 288 pages featuring over 200 illustrations. Language: English. Dimensions: W 10” x L 13” x D 1.5”.  On the southern coast of France, there is an idyllic town that has hosted such luminary visitors as Napoléon III and Coco Chanel—yet it’s also a surfer’s paradise. This captivating anomaly is none other than Biarritz.