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Dalgleish, Tim

 
9781979948005: The Three Hearts of the Octopus
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1979948003 ISBN 13 : 9781979948005
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

This third collection of essays by actor Tim Dalgleish brings together literary, historical and autobiographical pieces that range widely in subject but share a reflective, humane voice.
This volume includes essays on:

  • Meeting film director Ken Loach
  • Literary figures Alan Moore, Primo Levi, Anaïs Nin, George Orwell, Arthur Koestler, Robert Bolt and Victorian photographer Francis Meadow Sutcliffe
Alongside these are more personal pieces on bringing up children, suicide within the family and the grieving process. This eclectic mix also has essays on Shakespeare, Ealing comedies, Egypt’s lost cities, Hermeticism, a long essay on the trials of being an oral historian, and several poems and short pieces of fiction.
For readers who enjoy literary essays, cultural criticism and personal reflection, The Three Hearts of the Octopus offers a varied, thoughtful collection that moves between art, literature, film, history and family life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tim Dalgleish is the author of two volumes of poetry The Stones of Mithras and Penumbra, numerous plays and a book on acting called Playing Macbeth: An Actor’s Journey into the Role (called by reviewers ‘A thrilling journey’ and a ‘Fantastic insider’s view’). As an actor he has worked with theatre companies from RAT Theatre to Voices of the Holocaust. He played Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as part of the RSC’s Open Stages programme and was the lead in Macbeth for the Open Theatre Group. He has appeared briefly in several feature films, the most recent being the British-Muslim comedy Finding Fatimah and the (soon to be released) gangster movie Milk and Honey, he was also in the short film Imagine which received Special Mention at the Marbella International Film Festival. This is his third collection of essays, the previous two being, The Purple Rose and Orwell, Two Guinea Pigs, A Cat and A Goat. He regularly narrates audio books, the latest being: Hamelin’s Child by DJ Bennet and After Dunkirk: D-Day and How We Planned the Second Front by Major John Dalgleish (his great uncle). More information at www.lookingfortim.com.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1979948003
ISBN 13 
9781979948005
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
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