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dada in paris
p michel sanouillets dada in paris published in france in 1965 reintroduced the dada movement to a public that had largely ignored or forgotten it . more than forty years later it remains both the unavoidable starting point and the essential reference for anyone interested in dada or the early twentieth century avant garde . this first english language edition of sanouillets definitive work a translation of the expanded 2005 french edition gives english speaking readers their first direct access to the authors monumental history based on years of research including personal involvement with most of the dadaists still living at the time and massive compilation of previously unpublished correspondence including more than 200 letters to and from such movement luminaries as tristan tzara andre breton and francis picabia . dada in paris offers a behind the scenes account of the french avant gardes riotous adolescence .
hardcover mit press 2009 isbn13 9780262013031 isbn10 0262013037
abridged n isbn 13 9780262013031 number in series 1 number of pages 705 publisher mit press ma release date 62135769600000