Los Angeles Esotouric

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June 22, 2007

La photo ci-dessus n'est pas de moi, mais scannée dans le magazine du Los Angeles Times, West (paix à son âme): elle peut surprendre ceux qui imaginent un L.A. uniquement de paillettes et de toc. Les maisons victoriennes au premier plan, dans le quartier de Angelino Heights, remontent aux années 1880 et sont proches aujourd'hui des gratte-ciels de Downtown.

The pic above is not mine but a scan of a beautiful page from the late L.A.T magazine West (R.I.P.): it can surprise those who imagine Los Angeles as only fluff and sparkles. The Victorian houses in the foreground, in the Angelino Heights eighborhood, date back to the 1880s and are now close to Downtown's skyscrapers.

Tout récemment, j'ai préparé un guide de Los Angeles pour le magazine féminin Jasmin (llustré par un reportage photo de Matthew Frost) plutôt axé sorties et bons plans, mais pour s'acclimater à la cette mégapole fascinante, rien ne vaut une visite guidée. Parmi les plus intriguantes: Esotouric, une série de circuits à Los Angeles pour fans de romans noirs, de Chandler, Fante, Philippe Garnier et férus de "true crime."

I recently prepared a guide of Los Angeles for the French women's weekly Jasmin (with photos by Matthew Frost.) This is mostly a good tips/hot spots type of guide, but for those willing to warm up to this fascinating megapolis, there's nothing like a guided tour. One of the most intriguing is probably Esotouric, a series of tours for lovers of noir novels, Chandler, Fante, Philippe Garnier and true crime fans.

Posted by Emmanuelle at June 22, 2007 6:47 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Oh, Fante's the best. To this day I can never go to Long Beach without fearing I'll perish in some earthquake, or through the Cahuenga Pass without momentarily considering vegetarianism.

Posted by: Paul Hrissikopoulos at June 25, 2007 8:05 PM

What happens in the Cahuenga pass? Do people eat skunks or raccoons?

I'm ashamed to say that I've never read anything from Fante, even though Philippe Garnier played a great role in translating Fante into French and making him famous in France.

Which book would you recommend to readers new to Fante?

Posted by: Emmanuelle at June 25, 2007 11:11 PM

Ask The Dust is a fine place to start. Plus it will reveal the dark mystery of Cahuenga Pass...

Posted by: Paul Hrissikopoulos at June 25, 2007 11:26 PM