{"product_id":"hollywood-mecca-of-the-movies-hardcover-1","title":"Hollywood: Mecca of the Movies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBlaise Cendrars\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGarrett White\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGarrett White\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper \u003ci\u003eParis-Soir\u003c\/i\u003e. Already a well-known poet, Cendrars was a celebrity journalist whose perceptive dispatches from the American dream factory captivated millions. These articles were later published as \u003ci\u003eHollywood: Mecca of the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, which has since appeared in many languages. Remarkably, this is its first translation into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood in 1936 was crowded with stars, moguls, directors, scouts, and script girls. Though no stranger to filmmaking (he had worked with director Abel Gance), Cendrars was spurned by the industry greats with whom he sought to hobnob. His response was to \u003ci\u003einvent\u003c\/i\u003e a wildly funny Hollywood of his own, embellishing his adventures and mixing them with black humor, star anecdotes, and wry social commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart diary, part tall tale, this book records Cendrars's experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. His impressions of the town's drifters, star-crazed sailors, and undiscovered talent are recounted in a personal, conversational style that anticipates the \"new journalism\" of writers such as Tom Wolfe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfectly complemented by his friend Jean Guérin's witty drawings, and following the tradition of European travel writing, Cendrars's \"little book about Hollywood\" offers an astute, entertaining look at 1930s America as reflected in its unique movie mecca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hollywood that greeted Cendrars in 1936 was in its heydey. Cendrars was often snubbed by studio guards and the stars and industry movers and shakers with whom he was trying to hobnob. His response was to invent a wildly funny Hollywood of his own, embellishing his adventures and mixing them with black humor, star anecdotes, and wry social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlaise Cendrars\u003c\/b\u003e (1887-1961), poet, novelist, essayist, cineaste, is a central figure in French modernist literature. In 1992 California published his \u003ci\u003eComplete Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGarrett White\u003c\/b\u003e has written on film\/art for \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePremiere\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 195\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.54 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710172721459,"sku":"9780520078079","price":102.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Nmd2eHpSMWsxLy9oK0hOME0zdW5RZz09_3155f1d4-72b4-4996-a54e-ec38ce99d01d.webp?v=1763485236","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/hollywood-mecca-of-the-movies-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}