TamTam Books News Wednesday, July 13, 2005: THE PRESS RELEASE FOR BORIS VIAN'S MANUAL OF SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES FOR NOVEMBER 2005 RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Burch (212) 387-3425, jburch@rizzoliusa.com BORIS VIAN‚S MANUAL OF ST-GERMAIN-DES-PRESBy Boris VianPhotographs by Georges Dudognon Translated by Paul KnoblochCo edited by Eva Prinz and Tosh Berman PARIS, 1950: INSIDE THE AVANT-GARDE After World War Two, the Parisian neighborhood of Saint-Germain-des-Près became a Mecca for intellectual life and innovative social thought. This first English translation of beloved French author Boris Vian‚s Manual of St-Germain-des-Près is a walking tour of the Left Bank cafés, galleries, underground jazz clubs, theatres, and apartment salons that were the center of existentialist and post-surrealistic circles. Provocateur, novelist, playwright, jazz musician and singer, Boris Vian ran with luminaries including Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Alberto Giacometti, Juliette Greco, Raymond Queneau, Jacques Prevert, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Manual of St-Germain-des-Près is a mosaic of their memories and anecdotes, as much as it is a collection of Vian's impressions. 200 sumptuous black-and-white photographs by Georges Dudognon capture the exciting and provocative spirit of post-war Paris. Manual of St-Germain-des-Près documents the first time legendary African-American jazz musicians rubbed shoulders with French writers, artists, musicians, and intellectuals who wanted to shake the conservative grip and dance. The interactions amongst a cast of characters who lived exuberantly active and diverse lives make for a captivating read, and vividly illustrate the irresistible, anything-is-possible spirit that made the Left Bank the place to be in the 1950s. About the Author and Photographer: Boris Vian (1920-1959) celebrated his extraordinary imagination with a tumultuous and intense career of writing, playing music, throwing and attending parties, and attacking any form of pretension and bureaucracy. His works range from bestselling sex-and-violence thrillers under the pen name of Vernon Sullivan to popular songs, plays, and short stories to the beautiful and surreal novels he wrote under his own name, L‚Arrache Coeur (Heartsnatcher) and his masterpieces L'Ecume des jours (Foam of the Daze) and "Autumn in Peking" (TamTam Books) . After Vian's untimely death he became a hero to the '68 revolution, and his literary fame continues to grow in France and beyond. He has long been a cult favorite in England and America, and the arrival of this publication will only extend his fame. Georges Dudognon (1922-2001) haunted the St-Germain-des-Près of postwar Paris, choosing photography as his way of recording the exuberance of the times. Images from "Boris Vian's Manual of St-German-des-Près" are available to accompany your coverage. Please contact Jennifer Burch (212) 387-3425, jburch@rizzoliusa.com. Credit line for images must run as follows:Georges Dudognon, Boris Vian's Manual of St-German-des-Près, published by Rizzoli New York, 2005. BORIS VIAN‚S MANUAL OF ST-GERMAIN-DES-PRESBoris VianPhotographs by Georges DudognonHardcover / 8" x 10"/ 288 pages200 b/w photos$45 US/ $62.95 CanadaRizzoli ISBN: 0-8478-2658-9Release date: November 2005 Jennifer BurchPublicistRizzoli + Universe300 Park Avenue South - 3rd FloorNew York, NY 10010212.387.3425jburch@rizzoliusa.com Tosh // 8:06 AM ______________________ Comments: Post a Comment
THE PRESS RELEASE FOR BORIS VIAN'S MANUAL OF SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES FOR NOVEMBER 2005 RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Burch (212) 387-3425, jburch@rizzoliusa.com BORIS VIAN‚S MANUAL OF ST-GERMAIN-DES-PRESBy Boris VianPhotographs by Georges Dudognon Translated by Paul KnoblochCo edited by Eva Prinz and Tosh Berman PARIS, 1950: INSIDE THE AVANT-GARDE After World War Two, the Parisian neighborhood of Saint-Germain-des-Près became a Mecca for intellectual life and innovative social thought. This first English translation of beloved French author Boris Vian‚s Manual of St-Germain-des-Près is a walking tour of the Left Bank cafés, galleries, underground jazz clubs, theatres, and apartment salons that were the center of existentialist and post-surrealistic circles. Provocateur, novelist, playwright, jazz musician and singer, Boris Vian ran with luminaries including Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Alberto Giacometti, Juliette Greco, Raymond Queneau, Jacques Prevert, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Manual of St-Germain-des-Près is a mosaic of their memories and anecdotes, as much as it is a collection of Vian's impressions. 200 sumptuous black-and-white photographs by Georges Dudognon capture the exciting and provocative spirit of post-war Paris. Manual of St-Germain-des-Près documents the first time legendary African-American jazz musicians rubbed shoulders with French writers, artists, musicians, and intellectuals who wanted to shake the conservative grip and dance. The interactions amongst a cast of characters who lived exuberantly active and diverse lives make for a captivating read, and vividly illustrate the irresistible, anything-is-possible spirit that made the Left Bank the place to be in the 1950s. About the Author and Photographer: Boris Vian (1920-1959) celebrated his extraordinary imagination with a tumultuous and intense career of writing, playing music, throwing and attending parties, and attacking any form of pretension and bureaucracy. His works range from bestselling sex-and-violence thrillers under the pen name of Vernon Sullivan to popular songs, plays, and short stories to the beautiful and surreal novels he wrote under his own name, L‚Arrache Coeur (Heartsnatcher) and his masterpieces L'Ecume des jours (Foam of the Daze) and "Autumn in Peking" (TamTam Books) . After Vian's untimely death he became a hero to the '68 revolution, and his literary fame continues to grow in France and beyond. He has long been a cult favorite in England and America, and the arrival of this publication will only extend his fame. Georges Dudognon (1922-2001) haunted the St-Germain-des-Près of postwar Paris, choosing photography as his way of recording the exuberance of the times. Images from "Boris Vian's Manual of St-German-des-Près" are available to accompany your coverage. Please contact Jennifer Burch (212) 387-3425, jburch@rizzoliusa.com. Credit line for images must run as follows:Georges Dudognon, Boris Vian's Manual of St-German-des-Près, published by Rizzoli New York, 2005. BORIS VIAN‚S MANUAL OF ST-GERMAIN-DES-PRESBoris VianPhotographs by Georges DudognonHardcover / 8" x 10"/ 288 pages200 b/w photos$45 US/ $62.95 CanadaRizzoli ISBN: 0-8478-2658-9Release date: November 2005 Jennifer BurchPublicistRizzoli + Universe300 Park Avenue South - 3rd FloorNew York, NY 10010212.387.3425jburch@rizzoliusa.com Tosh // 8:06 AM
