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Speaking East: The Strange and Enchanted Life of Isidore Isou

By (author) Andrew Hussey

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A vibrant account of both the sensuous cultural scene of postwar Paris and the life of an alluring icon of modern art. Isidore Isou was a young Jew in wartime Bucharest who barely survived the Romanian Holocaust. He made his way to Paris, where, in 1945, he founded the avant-garde movement Lettrism, described as the missing link between Dada, Surrealism, Situationism, and May '68. In Speaking East, Andrew Hussey presents a colorful picture of the postwar Left Bank, where Lettrist fists flew in avantgarde punch-ups in Jazz clubs and cafes, and where Isou-as sexy and as charismatic as the young Elvis-gathered around him a group of hooligan disciples who argued, drank, and had sex with the Parisian intellectual elite. This is a vibrant account of the life and times of a pivotal figure in the history of modern art.

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Normally shipped | Usually dispatched in 3 to 6 weeks as supplier is out of stock
Publisher | Reaktion Books
Published date | 13 Sep 2021
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 324
Dimensions | 235 x 159 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-7891-4492-5
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / general


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