Following low life, luc sante s acclaimed evocation of the underside of new york citys history, evidence is an investigation into the mysteries of crime, death, and photography that only this brilliant and original writer could conduct. He currently teaches creative writing and the history of photography at bard college in new york state. Jul 22, 2019 low life by luc sante, 1991, farrar straus giroux edition, in english 1st ed. Luc sante was born in verviers belgium and emigrated to the united states in the early 1960s. Dec 05, 2018 the inimitable paul auster launches the limited edition manuscript of his new york trilogy with fellow author luc sante at the strands rare book room. He is the author of low life, kill all your darlings, folk photography, evidence, the factory of facts, and walker evans. Paperback luc sante s low life is a portrait of americas greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. Santes two books, low life and evidence, bring this world to the page. Lures and snares of old new york is a 1991 nonfiction book by luc sante documenting the life and politics of lower manhattan from the mid19th century to the early 20th century. In his first book, freelance writer sante tours the underside of manhattans underclass circa 18401919. External links edit low life at this article about a nonfiction book on u.
Lures and snares of old new york 1991, the factory of facts 1998, kill all your darlings. Drinking, drugging, whoring, murder, corruption, vice and miscellaneous mayhem in old new york by sante, luc. Lures and snares of old new york by luc sante and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The bob dylan center in collaboration with magic city books is pleased to welcome to tulsa renowned author and critic luc sante. Lures and snares of old new york by luc sante isbn. The other paris the peoples city, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Lures and snares of old new york kindle edition by sante, luc. Lures and snares of old new york is a 1991 nonfiction book by luc sante documenting the life and politics of lower manhattan from the mid19th. His other books include low life, evidence, the factory of facts, and kill all your darlings.
The book was a shrewd chronicle of lower manhattan abjection from the midnineteenth through the early twentieth centuriesbut also a call for a more expansive sense of historical memory, one with room not just for the banking. The book includes overviews of crime, gangs, politics, gambling, liquor and drug sales, and was the basis of the movie the gangs of new york. Lures and snares of old new york by luc sante farrar, strauss and giroux 1991974. The belgianborn and vastly erudite sante has followed his appetite for the detritus of the past in essays and translations and in books like low life 1991 and now the other paris. The last, low life, was published in 1991, and although the only difference in their projects appears to be the span of the atlantic, the other paris is a triumphant comeback, if a sequel at all.
Luc sante s low life is a portrait of americas greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. He translated felix feneons novels in three lines and has written introductions to several other nyrb classics, including classic crimes by william roughead and pedigree by georges simenon. His books include low life, evidence, the factory of facts, and kill all your darlings, and he edited and translated. Writer luc sante on paris, nostalgia, and the neoliberal. Luc sante luc sante was born in belgium in 1954 and emigrated to the united states as a child. The book colorfully documents new yorks immigrantstrewn floor of overflowing tenements, thieves, whores. That is, i look for concrete material details of daily life, and i look for vigorous prose, which is the only kind i can read for very long. One may quarrel with the implicit argument of low life, about what both new york and low life represent, but as literature it is a tourdeforce.
Luc sante established his reputation in 1991 with low life, an atmospheric portrait of 19thcentury manhattans seamy side, published by farrar, straus and giroux. After attending columbia university in fairly sporadic fashion, he worked at the strand from 1976 to 1979. Lures and snares of old new york, and the factory of facts and folk photography. Dinner at lowlife with the author of low life, luc sante eater ny. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. That effectively bars a great deal of scholarly work, but i didnt feel its loss. Join luc sante for a look at the other paris, an investigation of the subversive and suppressed history of the iconic city. His books include low life, evidence, the factory of facts, kill all your darlings, and the other paris. Money doesnt kill people, but it changes the fabric of daily life the cultural historian on 19thcentury new york lowlife, jazz age paris and how cities are tamed by capitalism. Born in belgium, but raised in new jersey, sante is the author of low life. Low life is generously supplemented with black and white photographs showing the brutal conditions of life in manhattan between. Lures and snares of old new york, book by luc sante. Low life by luc sante, 1991, farrar straus giroux edition, in english 1st ed. Aug 27, 2019 luc sante is the author of low life, evidence, the factory of facts, kill all your darlings, folk photography, and, most recently the other paris.
He made his name with two books that exhumed halfforgotten, almost shameful new yorks. Lures and snares of old new york, is a cultural history of dark new york between 1840 and 1900 culled from police gazettes, photographs, and accounts of legend, anecdote, incident, and eyewitness. This book by luc sante is the exceptionin fluid prose liberally sprinkled with astute metaphors, sante tells the story of new yorks lower east side, circa. Essays and criticism on luc santes low life critical essays. Luc sante was born in belgium but lived in the slums of the lower east side for many years as a struggling freelance writer. Nov 24, 2003 luc sante s low life is a portrait of americas greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Its one of the most provocative books about urban life ever writtenan evocation of the mythology of the. Luc sante was born in verviers, belgium, and now lives in new york city. Sante has developed a particular, lacquered prose styleaphoristic and matteroffact, that serves his purposes magnificently. He is the recipient of a whiting award, guggenheim and cullman fellowships, an award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters, a grammy for album notes, and an infinity award for writing from the international center of photography.
Dinner at lowlife with the author of low life, luc sante. This is not the familiar saga of mansions, avenues, and robber barons, but the messy, turbulent, often murderous story of the citys slums. The raconteur behind low life brings his underthepavingstone. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Low life 1991, a portrait of late 19th and early 20th. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. This book by luc sante is the exceptionin fluid prose liberally sprinkled with astute metaphors, sante tells the story of new yorks lower east side, circa 1840. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Low life lures and snares of old new york by luc sante isbn. When it was published in 1991, the impact of luc santes book low life was incalculable. Luc santes newest book, the other paris, is not his first exploring the underbelly of a city from the midnineteenth to midtwentieth centuries.
Sante paints a portrait of extraordinary corruption and vitality, which entices almost to the degree it horrifies. Soon, everyone you knew was reading the thing and talking about it. Then i proceeded to forget about this for a couple of years, so my hair went gray trying to figure out how to write a book about paris that wasnt like the other thousands of books about paris in english. Lures and snares of old new york, in 1991, luc sante established himself as one of new york citys most imaginative elegists. He is the recipient of a whiting writers award, an award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters, a grammy for album notes, an infinity award for writing from the international center of photography, and guggenheim and cullman. Luc santes low life is a portrait of americas greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. My immediate impression on first getting the assignment was they want lowlife paris. Luc sante born 25 may 1954, verviers, belgium is a writer and critic.
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