The Secret Paris of the 30s - Softcover

Brassai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500271089 ISBN 13: 9780500271087

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

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 For years it was known that Brassai had taken a series of `secret photographs' that could not be published because of their daring nature.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 (a frequent companion on his nocturnal rambles): the seamy, grimy yet infinitely exciting reality that tourists still think of when they seek `Paris by night'. These fascinating images are accompanied by Brassai's own text, in which he describes the extraordinary conditions under which he took his photographs.

About this title

Product Description:

One of the most evocative photographic memoirs every published. It was known that Brassai had taken a series of secret photographs which could not be published because of their daring nature - the forbidden Paris a sordid bas-monde where high society mingled with the underworld.

Review:

'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

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0500271089
• ISBN 13: 9780500271087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192