Marseille Mix

by William Firebrace

Marseille Mix describes the city of Marseille, its culture, buildings, gastronomy, cinematic images, history, planning, language, music, detective stories, criminology. These aspects of the city interrelate and overlap, to create a complex ever shifting image. In seven chapters (in reference to the seven hills surrounding Marseille and the seven seas to the south) the book uses various forms of writing – essay, narrative, description, list, recipe, glossary, conversation – to examine the city and investigate its defining mix.

247 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2010

Reviews

[Simon]

Me and William Firebrace would have a great time talking about the cultural importance of movies from the Nouvelle Vague era.

[Aaron Jesse O'Hare-Lewis]

Some interesting bits of history here and there but buried amid mounds of academical wiffle-waffle.

[Tim]

Really interesting and if you’re the intended audience I suspect it’s perfect. I did a fair amount of skimming.

[Andrew Otway]

Really I should give this book a 5/5 but I won't because I'm now making notes on it for a chapter of my ever-lasting revised bloody Ph. bloody D. and this is a REAL drag. It's taught me a lot about Marseille and kind of uncovered or made clear things that I hadn't completely realized.