Stephen Daldry's reputation as a brilliant showman whose bold vision has revitalized the Royal Court Theatre is tempered by his detractors' assertion that he takes third-rate plays and fashions them into a triumph of style over content. In this study Lesser looks at the man and his work.
Wendy Lesser Knihy
Wendy Lesserová je uznávanou kritičkou, romanopiskyní a editorkou. Její díla se vyznačují hlubokým vhledem do literatury a společenských témat. Lesserová přináší do literární kritiky jedinečný pohled a její beletrie často zkoumá složitost lidských vztahů a vnitřního světa postav. Její práce je ceněna pro svou inteligenci a stylistickou vytříbenost.
Jerome Robbins
- 200 stránek
- 7 hodin čtení
A lively and inspired biography celebrating the centennial of this master choreographer, dancer, and stage director
Why I Read
- 236 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
Engaging and thought-provoking, this book offers a delightful exploration of the joys of reading through the lens of a passionate and articulate narrator. It invites readers to join a vibrant conversation about beloved books, making it feel like a personal book club experience. The author's insights and opinions create a rich dialogue that celebrates literature and encourages deeper appreciation for the written word.
Scandinavian Noir
- 288 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
A deep dive into Scandinavian crime fiction and Scandinavian culture at large
An Invisible Country
- 254 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
Stephan Wackwitz's family "never spoke about the fact that the scene of their childhood and the site of the century's greatest crime were separated by nothing more than a longish walk and barely a decade." With insight and wit, Wackwitz breaks this silence in 'An Invisible Country', a learned meditation on twentieth-century German history as viewed through the prism of one family's story. Writing of his grandfather (born in 1893), his father (1922), and himself (1952), Wackwitz places himself in the historical and emotional landscape of the 'invisible country' surrounding Anhalt in Upper Silesia, a town ten kilometres from Auschwitz, and the site of his grandfather's Lutheran pastorate from 1921 to 1933.