Nicholas Hewitt (d. 2019) was the editor of French Cultural Studies, an emeritus professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Nottingham, and a specialist in twentieth-century French cultural and literary history. He is the author of Montmartre: A Cultural History.
‘['Wicked City' is] a fine monument to [Hewitt’s] curiosity,
compendious knowledge, resourcefulness and measured
enthusiasm.’
*Literary Review*
‘Hewitt’s snapshots are fascinating … [Wicked City] is enjoyable
and highly readable.'
*Times Literary Supplement*
‘Hewitt sagely navigates the ebb and flow of [Marseille’s]
contradictory currents.’
*History Today*
‘[Hewitt] brings anecdotal, kaleidoscopic and loving insight to the
city that spawned the French national anthem.’
*The Irish Times*
‘Armchair travellers can make a vicarious exploration of Marseille
with Nicholas Hewitt’s entertaining book [which] remains as a nice
testament to his compendious knowledge.’
*The Budapest Times*
'A dramatic, sensitive and moving love letter to Marseille by one
of the giants of French cultural studies, exploring how this
frontier city between France, its empire and the world has been
imagined in novels, photography, film, theatre, reportage and crime
fiction. A triumphant last work.'
*Robert Gildea, Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford,
and author of 'Fighters in the Shadows'*
'Marseille springs vividly to life in this book. With erudition and
brio, Nicholas Hewitt weaves two centuries of fascinating cultural
threads that have created the 'wicked city' of pleasure and crime,
rooted in France but facing South to the wider world.'
*Michael Kelly, Emeritus Professor of French in Modern Languages
and Linguistics, University of Southampton*
'An enthralling exploration of two centuries of culture associated
with Marseille, from Dumas to Cézanne, Pagnol to Izzo. Hewitt is an
assured guide to France’s most intriguing city, illuminating its
history and the myths that have attached themselves to it.'
*Jim Wolfreys, Senior Lecturer in French and European Politics,
King's College London*
'This is a learned and lively study of Marseille’s history and
cultures, from post-war decline to today’s modernisation programme,
political imbroglios to football culture. A highly readable guide
to a complex and fascinating city.'
*Elza Adamowicz, Professor Emerita of French Literature and Visual
Culture, Queen Mary, University of London*
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