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"Ich war ein Kind, das Elend rauschte an mir vorüber." Bei der Vorbereitung zu einer Ausstellung über sein Werk fand Arnon Grünberg ein Manuskript seiner Mutter wieder, geschrieben in den 1990er-Jahren. Hannelore Grünberg-Klein schildert die Geschichte ihrer Flucht vor dem NS-Regime...

Brillant geschrieben und von bestechender Eindeutigkeit – Ralph Giordanos Tagebuch "Ich kann nicht leben, ohne zu schreiben", vertraut Ralph Giordano seinem Tagebuch an, aber er kann auch nicht leben, ohne die Stimme zu erheben, wenn Unrecht geschieht. Ein Jahr lang protokolliert Giordano,...

Undeniably one of the greatest artists of all time, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio would develop a radically new kind of psychologically expressive, realistic art and, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, would lay the foundations for modern painting. His paintings defied tradition to such...

This book is about art, friendship, and an exceptional person who inspired joy in others and who was a great abstract painter. Beloved for his free spirit, humor and incredible counseling skills, Hari E. Thomas (1938-2011) was a gifted and prolific abstract painter who left a legacy of colorful,...

«Русский художник Верещагин» - произведение русского литератора, художественного критика Николая Николаевича Брешко-Брешковского(1874-1943).*** «Русский художник...

Una storia d’amore e di teatro che con grazia trascina e diverte. Di due uomini che amano la stessa donna, per anni, e della donna che ama tutti e due, per anni. Ma i due uomini e la donna amano soprattutto il Teatro, palcoscenico di scherzi pericolosi del cuore e della passione. Lucia Vasini, studentessa...

Robert Falconer, school-boy, aged fourteen, thought he had never seen his father; that is, thought he had no recollection of having ever seen him. But the moment when my story begins, he had begun to doubt whether his belief in the matter was correct. And, as he went on thinking, he became more and...

Lothar Runkel - ein Inspizient vom Berliner Ensemble erinnert sich...! Und Lothar Runkel erinnert sich sogar sehr lebhaft an ein erfülltes Berufsleben, das ihn genau die Theaterluft atmen ließ, die er von Kind auf atmen wollte. "Auf der Bühne rumgekrochen" sei er, so sagt er von sich selbst, schon...

AU LECTEUR En France, on compte deux chancelleries de la Légion d’honneur, une officielle et une officieuse. La première est installée dans le coquet hôtel Louis XVI de la rue de Lille ; la seconde ne possède aucun domicile légal, elle vagabonde du boulevard au faubourg, du salon...

Kevin is a native of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was born in St. John’s in 1942 and grew up in Holyrood, Conception Bay. He is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and taught school for thirty years; eighteen of which were in Labrador City. For the last fourteen years...

After his graduation from Black Mountain College, Michael Rumaker made his way to the post-Howl, pre-Stonewall gay literary milieu of San Francisco, where he entered the circle of Robert Duncan. Contrasting Duncan's daringly frank homosexuality with Rumaker's own then-closeted life, Robert Duncan...

Twice a year, in summer and in winter, appointments to the Order of Canada are posted in newspapers across the country. The range of professions represented are often dizzying, but there are common themes in the choices: excellence, service to the nation, passion, innovation, commitment, dedication,...

Nel 1965 Robert Rauschenberg è un astro in piena ascesa nel panorama internazionale dell’arte: espone regolarmente nei più importanti musei e gallerie, sia negli Stati Uniti sia in Europa, e ha appena vinto il primo premio di pittura alla Biennale di Venezia. Dorothy Seckler lo incontra a New...

Bruce lee, the little phoenix, is dedicated to the legends 75th birthday that is to be celebrated this November, towards his humongous number of fans, and followers all over the world, even today. If avid readers of Bruce lee legend are not a fan or the martial arts expert, then avid readers of Bruce...