{"product_id":"speaking-east-the-strange-and-enchanted-life-of-isidore-isou-hardcover","title":"Speaking East: The Strange and Enchanted Life of Isidore Isou - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Hussey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant account of both the sensuous cultural scene of postwar Paris and the life of an alluring icon of modern art.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSpeaking East\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Hussey presents a colorful picture of the postwar Left Bank, where Lettrist fists flew in avantgarde punch-ups in Jazz clubs and caf s, 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  lite. This is a vibrant account of the life and times of a pivotal figure in the history of modern art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Hussey\u003c\/b\u003e was formerly dean and professor at the University of London in Paris. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and his books include \u003ci\u003eParis: The Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe French Intifada\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735413821503,"sku":"9781789144925","price":41.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/54dd1776febcc61e77688502708a3d9f.webp?v=1765143369","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/speaking-east-the-strange-and-enchanted-life-of-isidore-isou-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}