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Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums

Editat de Maggie Fergusson Cuvânt înainte de Nicholas Serota
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 noi 2016
From a stunning villa on sunny Capri with Ali Smith to an unlikely temple in the heart of Copenhagen with Alan Hollinghurst, Treasure Palaces brings together over twenty of the world's greatest writers to give their own personal tours of the museums that have awed, haunted and inspired them. Join Andrew Motion as he muses on writerly methods in the British Library, or Matthew Sweet at the hands-on joy of the ABBA museum. Julian Barnes meditates on Jean Sibelius's music, as well as the composer's apple corer, while visiting his home in Helsinki. Jacqueline Wilson encounters the dolls of Le Musée de la Poupée, Tim Winton remembers his first bare-foot encounter with the National Gallery of Victoria, and Aminatta Forna ponders love tokens in The Museum of Broken Relationships. From mausoleums to massive galleries, from London and New York to Kabul and Zagreb, Treasure Palaces explores some of the world's greatest - and sometimes surprising - museums. The result is a collection of moving, lyrical essays that speak to the enduring power of museums in our cultural life, and will leave you longing to revisit your favourite treasure palace or looking for a new one to explore.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781781256909
ISBN-10: 178125690X
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 144 x 222 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:Main
Editura: Profile
Colecția Economist Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Maggie Fergusson was for many years the literary editor of The Economist's lifestyle magazine, Intelligent Life, and is author of two biographies, George Mackay Brown: The Life and Michael Morpurgo: War Child to War Horse.

Recenzii

A joy to read
A remarkable collection of essays [with] a stellar cast-list ... the essays bring something personal and unexpected out of each.
The best pieces in this book ... bring that intimate engagement with the past to vivid life. ... Pieces have you planning urgent pilgrimages
A collection of memories to dip into
These graceful, vicarious tours to museums famous and obscure are almost as good as the real thing.
An entertaining and idiosyncratic tour of obscure museums that have inspired and challenged famous authors throughout their lives ... The collection takes an intimate look both at the writers and the museums themselves, providing deep insights into how artists connect with the world around them.
[Reading this is] a coping strategy for the events of 2016 ... a beautifully produced book with illustrations by Steve Panton
With contributions from:Rory StewartTim WintonWilliam BoydMichael MorpurgoJohn BurnsideAlan HollinghurstJulian BarnesAllison PearsonJacqueline WilsonAli SmithMargaret DrabbleFrank Cottrell BoyceClaire MessudRoddy Doyle