The books is a picaresque journey through royal palaces, brothels. Mcmillan palgraveif adam gopniks paris to the moon described daily life in contemporary paris, this book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. Parisians have always valued secrecy, says andrew hussey, and by the mid18th century the city was home to numerous secret societies. In its long and vast history, it has been variously represented as a prison, a paradise and a vision of hell. He is lecturer in french studies at the university of aberystwyth and divides his time between ireland, wales, and paris. To imagine there was a secret history was too tempting to pass up.
Introduced by writer and bbc presenter andrew hussey, author of the popular paris. The secret history by hussey, andrew book the fast free shipping. In its long history it has been variously represented as a prison, a paradise and a vision of hell. Andrew hussey tries to make his history of paris as suggestive as possible. Paris the secret history by andrew hussey books the. Andrew husseys masterly new history of paris makes a virtue of iniquity, showing the capital from the. Since the moment of its foundation, the city of light has been alive with darkness. This book is written with a sense of humor and passion. In the book, hussey traces the cultural history of the city of paris from its founding 300 years bc into the early 2000s ad. The secret history kindle edition by hussey, andrew.
For hussey, paris is a city whose long and conflicted history continues to. Its a backdrop for prousts fictional pederast, robert doisneaus photographic. Paris, the secret history penguin uk, bloomsbury usa monographs. If adam gopniks paris to the moon described daily life in contemporary paris, this book describes daily life in. He grew up in liverpool, and studied at manchester and lyons universities. Paris by andrew hussey overdrive rakuten overdrive. After teaching in manchester, dijon, barcelona and aberystwyth, he joined the university of london in paris in 2006, where he is now professor of french and comparative literature. Andrew husseys book on paris makes no claim to be a definitive history. Andrew hussey is a cultural historian and biographer. In his outrageously readable, impressively researched, shockingly violent alternative history of paris, andrew hussey illuminates the citys gutters, stews, slaughters, riots, underbellies and crimes in the shadowy corners that balzac relished.
If adam gopniks paris to the moon described daily life in contemporary paris, this book describes daily life in paris throughout its history. He is the author of the game of war a biography of guy debord read more. Andrew hussey obe born 1963 is an english historian of french culture and biographer. The french intifada by andrew hussey nook book ebook. Not to be confused with andrew hussey allen or andrew hussie.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Here is an idiosyncratic and unpretentious portrait of the collective masterpiece that is paris. And the worlds fair where buffalo bill beguiled paris, the artists quarreled, and thomas. Paris book the indianapolis public library bibliocommons. Exposing the dark side of the city of light, andrew hussey tells the story of paris from the point of view of insurrectionists, vagabonds. Ian pindar enjoys andrew husseys tour of the erogenous zones of paris. Like peter ackroyds biography of london, andrew husseys book on paris makes no claim to be a definitive history. Read paris the secret history by andrew hussey available from rakuten kobo. Andrew hussey professor of cultural history, director of. The secret history dissects and deconstructs every one of these largely mythic visions of a real conurbation where a large number of real people live. It is not a secret history whatever that is, but a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading paris.
Parisians have always valued secrecy, says andrew hussey, and by the mid18th century the city was home to numerous secret societies of occultists, pagans, neognostics, freemasons, and the devil knows what else besides. Interestingly, i finished writing my book while reading hussey, and then i was able to enjoy the last half of husseys. He discusses the romans and their predecessors julian was the first to call the place paris, for the. The secret history ranges across centuries, movements, and cultural and political beliefs, from napoleons overcrowded cemeteries to balzacs nocturnal flight from his debts. It has also been characterised as a beautiful woman, a sorceress and a demon. As a result, his book, like peter ackroyds london, brims with. If adam gopniks paris to the moon described daily life in contemporary pari. The secret history, andrew hussey shows that it was ever thus, as he sifts through two millenniums of history to expose the dark side of. Andrew husseys book is a reminder that urban history is about artisans, criminals, priests and students no less than emperors, kings and. Andrew hussey spanning pariss history from the earliest days to the present, this book traces the citys story through kings and queens, revolutions and wars, massacres and plagues. Paris really is made up of violently different spaces and multiple personalities, always at odds with each other and often in noisy collision. Vivid, informed, delectably readablean enlightened introduction to the citys bestkept secrets. Instead, it is an account of the citys history from the point of those who experienced it its citizenry.
Andrew husseys masterly new history of paris makes a virtue of iniquity. The secret history by andrew hussey is not the first history of paris that i have read. As andrew hussey shows in this remarkable book, literature is an accurate reflection of daily life. Instead, it is an account of the citys history from the point of those who experienced its citizenry. Professor andrew hussey obe school of advanced study. Paris the secret history by andrew hussey 2008, paperback. Paris, despite being known as the city of lights, is perhaps more than any other european capital shrouded in myth and shadow. Professor andrew hussey is a native of liverpool and studied at the universities of manchester and lyon iii. Paris book burlington public library bibliocommons. Paris ebook by andrew hussey 9781608192373 rakuten kobo. His previous book, a critically acclaimed biography of guy debord, was published in 2001. The result is, literally and figuratively, a fascinating riot of a book.
Hussey mentions in the introduction his intention in writing. Spanning 2,000 years of paris history, this book offers. The secret history by hussey, andrew book the fast free shipping paris. Andrew husseys book is a reminder that urban history is about artisans, criminals, priests and students no less than emperors, kings and presidents. Andrew hussey notting hill editions author profile. Presenting an account of the citys history from the point of those who experienced its citizenry, this work uncovers paris as a city of secret adventures, of hidden meanings, through journeys from royal. In 2006 andrew hussey, head of french and comparative literature at the university of london institute in paris, published paris the secret history.
Nairns paris captures the city on the cusp of great changes and provides a glimpse of a city that is about to disappear. The secret history by andrew hussey the independent. The secret history 1st edition by andrew hussey isbn. I began reading husseys gargantuan tomb as background for my own book on paris. In my ongoing effort to refresh my french history knowledge before my trip to france, i began reading. He has published multiple books, focusing primarily on 20th century french history and biography. The secret history by andrew hussey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.