The Moth: This Is a True Story - Couverture rigide

Burns, Catherine; Moth, The

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1846689880 ISBN 13 : 9781846689888

Editeur : Serpent's Tail, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Before television and radio, before penny paperbacks and mass literacy, people would gather on porches, on the steps outside their homes, and tell stories. The storytellers knew their craft and bewitched listeners would sit and listen long into the night as moths flitted around overhead. The Moth is a non-profit group that is trying to recapture this lost art, helping storytellers - old hands and novices alike - hone their stories before playing to packed crowds at sold-out live events. The very best of these stories are collected here: whether it's Bill Clinton's hell-raising press secretary or a leading geneticist with a family secret; a doctor whisked away by nuns to a Mother Teresa's bedside or a film director saving her father's Chinatown store from money-grabbing developers; the Sultan of Brunei's concubine or a friend of Hemingway's who accidentally talks himself into a role as a substitute bullfighter, these eccentric, pitch-perfect - and all, amazingly, true - stories range from the poignant to the downright hilarious.

Biographie de l'auteur :

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth shows are renowned for the great range of human experience they showcase.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Serpent's Tail
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1846689880
• ISBN 13: 9781846689888
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 448