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Bezig met laden... Four Lives in Paris (1991)door Hugh D. Ford
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Ford attempts to let ypu live vicariously in Paris during the twenties and thirties by following the lives of four minor expatriate artists and writers who lived in Paris during that period. The book is fairly successful. Two of the lives were Antheil and Stearns - one a promising composer and the other a promising writer. Both came to Paris to escape the strictures of American culture; however, the freedom that Paris offered perhaps doomed them to failure. Antheil worked hard at producing avant garde music that became a brief novelty in Paris, but which ultimately came to naught everywhere else. Stearns, lacking structure and discipline fell into a life of dissipation and was reduced to gambling on the horses and writing a column on betting tips. A third life was that of Kay Boyle. To be fair, she lived all over France and Italy, and only incidentally lived in Paris. She was more successful as a writer; however, unwise romantic decisions prevented her from reaching her full potential. The fourth life - Anderson - involved more of a nonentity. a hanger-on who hobnobbed with more famous people. Paris was a comparatively cheap place to live. Notwithstanding its charms, however, Paris was as tough a town to make it in as any city in the US. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"The lives of four Americans, living in Paris in the years between the wars, are explored in this entertaining account... Composer George Antheil, editor Margaret Anderson, critic Harold Stearns, and writer Kay Boyle comprise this appealing group of expatriates basking in the literary glow of Paris in the 20's and 30's. Includes 59 black-and-white photographs."--from amazon.com. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)944.3600413History and Geography Europe France and region Champagne; Ile de France; Lorraine Île-de-FranceLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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