I Am Not Jackson Pollock - Couverture souple

Haskell, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184195697X ISBN 13 : 9781841956978

Editeur : Canongate Books, 2006

Synopsis

This bewitching collection of short fiction navigates art, movies, literature and life, often exploring real-life figures in fictional form. In 'Dream of a Clean Slate' Jackson Pollock struggles with the separation he feels from Jackson Pollock the artist; 'The Judgement of Psycho' uncovers the sexual dynamic of Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins in Psycho, and then delves into the relationship between Hector and Paris in the Iliad; and Orson Welles presides over 'Crimes of Midnight', a tense evocation of desire and its consequences. The Hottentot Venus, Joan of Arc, Glenn Gould, a circus elephant executed for killing a man - all become strands in Haskell's ingeniously woven tales. Intellectually searching but gilded with a light touch and outstanding imaginative reach, Haskell's collection is a charming, innovative and moving series of myths for modern times.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Haskell is a former actor, playwright and performance artist who has worked in Chicago and New York. He is the author of the novel American Purgatorio and an acclaimed collection of short stories, I Am Not Jackson Pollock.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Canongate Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184195697X
• ISBN 13: 9781841956978
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible