The Secret Paris of the 30s

Brassaï

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'Brassaï’s pictures of Parisian nightlife in the 1930s are remarkable … He is a wonderful writer and his book is a beautiful memoir of the age and the society that are depicted in the pictures, written with humour, precision, and the narrative ease of a good novel New York Times

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The Secret Paris of the 30s is one of the most remarkable photographic memoirs ever published. For years it was known that Brassa had taken a series of secret photographs that could not be published because of their daring nature.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.

Brassas 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 Brassas own text, in which he describes the extraordinary conditions under which he took his photographs.
Extent: 192 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 150
Publication date: 1983-08-01
Size: 26.9 x 20.7 cm
ISBN: 9780500271087

Press Reviews

A classic . . . a fascinating exploration of an evocative era
Amateur Photographer

Fascinating stuff . . . Brassaï’s descriptions of the people he came across are as riveting as the images themselves
Time Out

A classic . . . a fascinating exploration of an evocative era
Amateur Photographer


About the Author

Richard Miller translated Brassai's The Secret Paris of the 30s from the original french edition.

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