Against Venice by Regis Debray
A beautifully designed new edition of this antidote to the cliches of Venice and an irreverent and witty criticism of the world of parties and palazzo, by the famous controversial French intellectual who fought alongside Che Guevara. Cover by Julie Verhoeven.
In his trenchantly written polemic, Debray scorns the tone of elegaic mawkishness in accounts of Venice by the likes of Proust and MorandHis excoriating little pamphlet is a corrective to our self-consciously poetic vapourings about Venice -- Ian Thomson The Sunday Times He can write brilliantly. Debray's mischievous polemic denounces not only the modern tourist but the so-called sophisticate for swooning over a Venice that is little more than a narcissistic reflection of the viewer's own pretensions. Debray is funny, hugely intelligent, immensely quotable and possibly quite insincere -- Nicholas Lezard The Guardian Debray's diatribe is witty and elegant ... he fires off his fusillades with great panache, and I relish his unbuttoned aplomb -- Richard Cork Modern Painters
Régis Debray was born in 1941. He travelled widely in Latin America, and accepted a philosophy chair in Havana. He joined Che Guevara's guerrillas in Bolivia, was arrested in 1967 and spent three years in prison. Debray has written prolifically analysing the link between intellectuals, the media and the state.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908968883 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908968885 |
| Title | Against Venice |
| Author | Regis Debray |
| Series | Pushkin Collection |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2013-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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