Hervé Guibert: Suzanne and Louise
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Author: Guibert, Herve
Originally published in 1980, Guibert's 'Suzanne and Louise' is reissued here for the first time in a full English translation by Christine Pichini. It includes a new introduction by Moyra Davey, and an account of the book’s origins by Thomas Simmonet – complete with testimonials, documentation, unpublished photographs and contact sheets. The book is Guibert’s first and only photo novel – his documentation of his elderly aunts becoming a provocative exploration of fantasy, mortality and desire.The protagonists of 'Suzanne and Louise', the second book by Guibert, are his elderly great-aunts, who lived alone in a large townhouse in Paris’ 15th arrondissement. During a series of weekly visits from their grandnephew, these reclusive women offered up their home and their bodies to his camera. Hervé Guibert (1955–91) was the author of 25 books and published extensive texts and criticism on photography, primarily with the French newspaper Le Monde. His bestselling novel 'To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life' (1990) was inspired by his close friend Michel Foucault and the two men’s experiences living with AIDS, which tragically ended Guibert’s life at the age of 36.
ISBN 9781738901333. Magic Hour Press. pb. 144 pages. 22.2 x 17.1 cm.
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Originally published in 1980, Guibert's 'Suzanne and Louise' is reissued here for the first time in a full English translation by Christine Pichini. It includes a new introduction by Moyra Davey, and an account of the book’s origins by Thomas Simmonet – complete with testimonials, documentation, unpublished photographs and contact sheets. The book is Guibert’s first and only photo novel – his documentation of his elderly aunts becoming a provocative exploration of fantasy, mortality and desire.The protagonists of 'Suzanne and Louise', the second book by Guibert, are his elderly great-aunts, who lived alone in a large townhouse in Paris’ 15th arrondissement. During a series of weekly visits from their grandnephew, these reclusive women offered up their home and their bodies to his camera. Hervé Guibert (1955–91) was the author of 25 books and published extensive texts and criticism on photography, primarily with the French newspaper Le Monde. His bestselling novel 'To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life' (1990) was inspired by his close friend Michel Foucault and the two men’s experiences living with AIDS, which tragically ended Guibert’s life at the age of 36.
ISBN 9781738901333. Magic Hour Press. pb. 144 pages. 22.2 x 17.1 cm.
available