{"product_id":"9781789144925","title":"Speaking East","description":"Author: Andrew Hussey\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789144925\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jan 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 328\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsidore Isou was a young Jew in war-time Bucharest, and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSpeaking East\u003c\/i\u003e Andrew Hussey presents a colourful picture of the post-war Left Bank, where Lettrist fists flew in avant-garde punch-ups in Jazz clubs and cafes and 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 elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a vibrant account of the life and times of a pivotal figure in the history of the avant-garde.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852924211358,"sku":"ADS-9781789144925","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789144925.jpg?v=1779064860","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789144925","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}