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The Secret Paris of the 30s
Gilberte Brassai
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Description for The Secret Paris of the 30s
Paperback. This volume contains many photographs taken by Brassai which have never had wide circulation before because of their daring nature. His subject is the forbidden Paris of the 1930s, its opium dens, its brothels and its whores, where high society mingled with the underworld. Translator(s): Miller, Richard, QC. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 205 x 0. Weight in Grams: 840. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
The Secret Paris of the 30s is one of the most remarkable photographic memoirs ever published. For years it was known that Brassai had taken a series of `secret photographs' that could not be published because of their daring nature. Alone, or in the company of friends, he discovered the forbidden Paris of the 1930s - its brothels, its whores, its pimps, its opium dens - the sordid yet bewitching bas-monde where high society mingled with the underworld. Brassai's photographs reveal a milieu previously only known through books such as the novels of Henry Miller ... Read more
The Secret Paris of the 30s is one of the most remarkable photographic memoirs ever published. For years it was known that Brassai had taken a series of `secret photographs' that could not be published because of their daring nature. Alone, or in the company of friends, he discovered the forbidden Paris of the 1930s - its brothels, its whores, its pimps, its opium dens - the sordid yet bewitching bas-monde where high society mingled with the underworld. Brassai's photographs reveal a milieu previously only known through books such as the novels of Henry Miller ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
192
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500271087
SKU
KCW0019031
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About Gilberte Brassai
Richard Miller translated Brassai's The Secret Paris of the 30s from the original french edition.
Reviews for The Secret Paris of the 30s
'A classic . . . a fascinating exploration of an evocative era' - Amateur Photographer 'Fascinating stuff . . . Brassai's descriptions of the people he came across are as riveting as the images themselves' - Time Out