Andrew Hussey
Auteur de Paris: The Secret History
A propos de l'auteur
Andrew Hussey is a contributing editor to the Observer Sports Magazine and Head of French and Comparative Literature at the University of London in Paris.
Œuvres de Andrew Hussey
The Beast at Heaven's Gate: Georges Bataille and the Art of Transgression (Faux Titre 282) (2006) 3 exemplaires
L'Histoire cachée de Paris : Des origines à nos jours - Coffret en 2 volumes : Paris, ville catin ; Paris, ville… (2008) 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1963
- Sexe
- male
- Courte biographie
- Professor Andrew Hussey is a native of Liverpool and studied at the universities of Manchester and Lyon III.
He started his career as a journalist writing for Julie Burchill's Modern Review and since has written for every major British newspaper as well as the TLS the LRB and the Literary Review. These days he writes mainly for the New Statesman and the Guardian/Observer.
Professor Hussey began his academic career with an MPhil on Louis Ferdinand Céline and then a PhD on Georges Bataille. He has written on Guy Debord the Lettristes, William Burroughs and North African writing. Professor Hussey's biography of Guy Debord was chosen by Julian Barnes as 'International Book of the Year' in the Times Literary Supplement 2001. His book on Paris was described by Peter Ackroyd as 'masterly' and as 'a magnificent achievement' by the New York Times. In France, this book was shortlisted for the Prix Grandgousier and has been praised in the pages of Le Monde des Livres, Le Nouvel Observateur and L'Humanité as well as being chosen as a book of the week by Jacques Munier on France-Culture.
Professor Hussey is currently writing a book called 'The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and its Arabs' to be published in 2013 by Granta UK, Faber USA and La Martinière France.
He also makes documentaries for television and radio including the widely acclaimed 'France on a Plate' first shown on BBC4 in 2011. He was awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to Anglo-French cultural relations.
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Critiques
Speaking East is a detailed enough and more than captivating account, albeit biased, of the whereabouts of Isidore Isou, his life in Romania, his arrival in France and the swift rise and fall of his otherwise long-standing Lettrist movement (which outlived its offshoots long after losing its public notoriety). And when I say biased, I mean the author obviously finds Isou a lot more fascinating than the likes of Debord and Jorn, who split from Lettrism partly on account of Isou's unabashed mysticism and egocentrism. However, Hussey does make a compelling case for Isou's conceptions bringing to a new peak the relationship of the avant-garde with Jewish mystical thought - and, of course, for the real origins of Mai 68. And, as a bonus, there are few - only a few though... - illustrations, which prompts the reader to further go exploring online, since offline there are scarce resources - especially in Romania, where some people still don't seem to acknowledge that it was here where Tzara, Isou, Celan and so many other essential figures of the past century were born.… (plus d'informations)
An enlightening look at French involvement in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Although the book touches on colonial times, most of it discusses the post-WWII time period. Of particular interest is its coverage of the Islamist movements in each country and the spillover to France itself. For those who want to believe that the US is the only western power to meddle in the affairs of Arab North Africa, this is the story of France having been there and done that.
Eerily enough, I was half-way through this book on Jan. 7, 2015, when two brothers shot up the Charlie Hebdo offices. Reading this book, I knew why Charlie Hebdo. I had some understanding of the sick history of France's colonialization and the banleiues. Mandatory.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 12
- Membres
- 726
- Popularité
- #34,983
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 14
- ISBN
- 32
- Langues
- 4
Despite the seriousness of the subject matter, this well-written book is easy to read and complex issues are dealt with clearly. Hussey has handled the mass of material well and engagingly. A compelling and disturbing read.… (plus d'informations)