From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six in which a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn ... |
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The classic biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, updated and revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death. ... Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. Catch a Fire, now a classic of rock biography, delves into the life of the leader of a musical, spiritual, and political explosion that continues today. Under the supervision of the author’s widow and with the collaboration of a Marley expert, this fourth edition contains a wealth of new material, including many revisions made by the author before his untimely death. An appendix to the new ... |
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Фотографията е не само, както отбелязва Хуберт Дамиш, "Изкуство, в което светлината произвежда собствената си метафора", но тя има и история, изпълнена с образи и метафори. Историята на фотографията, за разлика от тази на останалите технически средства, се отличава с това, че е приела и произвела многобройни метафори, определящи в еднаква степен фотографската теория и практика. Силата на фотографията да преобразува действителността се дължи и на играта с метафори. Този "Албум на фотографските метафори" се опитва да обхване историята на фотографията в образи - образи, които хората са си създали за ... |
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"For a person to write a book like this, he has to love art, passionately and selflessly, and to love, of course, the artist as well. The author possesses these qualities in full measure. But even with the love, enthusiasm, and admiration that permeate the entire book, it in no way amounts to a glorification, veneration, or canonization of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev’s image. Quite the opposite - the author has succeeded in keeping a necessary distance, allowing him the opportunity to combine an up-close and a distant view of the artist. He doesn’t carve a monument, he doesn’t paint an icon; rather, he presents a dynamic image, ... |
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The historical depth, into which we can penetrate into the past of the cultural-and-spiritual center of Bansko, extends as far back as to that limit, which marks the beginning of the legends and the traditions. That is the reason why every story about Bansko, even the most common one, heard in that town, sounds lifelike when told in the irresistible in its charm “Bankovskite speech”, which is both music and poetry with an inimitable dramatic intonation. The conquering with its magnificence mountainous scenery, allotted to Bansko, is a perfect natural creation which has in itself been a challenge to the artists, the poets ... |
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Съставители: Илиас Кафаоглу, Вангелис Хадзивасилиу. ... В този сборник са подбрани разкази от 14 съвременни гръцки писатели, печелили Държавната литературна награда на Гърция от 2010 до 2018 година в категориите "разказ" и "писателски дебют". Оригиналът на сборника е издаден от Министерството на културата на Република Гърция през 2020 г. В сборника се преплитат гласовете на няколко различни писателски поколения, представени от следните автори: Панайотис Кусатанàс Христос Иконὸму Янис Евстафиàдис Ерси Сотиропýлу Янис Палавὸс Костас Маврудѝс Андреас Мѝцу ... |
