Andrew Hussey

Professor Andrew Hussey OBE (born 1963) is a cultural historian and biographer, born in Liverpool, England. He was educated at the University of Manchester and Université de Lyon3. He received his PhD for a thesis on Georges Bataille, eventually published as his first book. His biography of Guy Debord was named by Julian Barnes as 'International Book of the Year' in the Times Literary Supplement 2001. He lectured in French at the University of Huddersfield in the mid to late 1990s.^[1] He was a Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Wales Aberystwyth and since 2006 he has been the Dean of the Institute at University of London Institute in Paris.^[2] He began his career as a journalist writing for Julie Burchill's Modern Review in the early 1990s. He now regularly contributes to The Observer newspaper.^[3], The New Statesman, Granta and the Literary Review.

In 2007 he provided the foreword to How to Enjoy Paris in 1842, written by Francis Hervé. He is best known for his history of Paris, Paris - The Secret History, described by Peter Ackroyd in the Times as 'Endlessly informative, with a story on every page'. This book was shortlisted for the Prix Grandgousier in France, been well reviewed in France, the UK and United States and has now appeared in ten languages.

Hussey also presents television documentaries, amongst which is "France on a Plate", first broadcast in December 2009. In this programme, he discusses the culinary history of France in relation to its political and social history.^[4] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to UK/France cultural relations.^[5]

Not to be confused with Andrew Hussie.

Publications

• The Inner Scar: The Mysticism Of Georges Bataille (2000)
• The Game Of War: The Life And Death Of Guy Debord (2001)
• The Beast At Heaven’s Gate: Georges Bataille And The Art Of Transgression (2006)
• Paris: The Secret History (2006)

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