Van Gogh's Ear: The Celebrity Edition - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 2914853076 ISBN 13 : 9782914853071

Editeur : French Connection Press, 2006

Synopsis

Van Gogh's Ear: The Celebrity Edition, which is volume 5, celebrates art, poetry, and the ultimate sex goddess of the 20th century, Marilyn Monroe. There's a one-act play by Joyce Carol Oates that brings to life Marilyn's posing for the nude calendar shot, new insights from Marilyn biographer Sarah Churchwell, plus never-before-revealed Marilyn memories by her personal masseur, Ralph Roberts, friend John Gilmore, and others who actually knew her. More exciting highlights are memoirs by movie stars and celebrities such as Tony Curtis, Mamie Van Doren, Sylvia Miles, and Xaviera Hollander. Not to mention the many renowned poets, novelists, cultural icons and political activists also included in this truly international collection with contributors from Australia, India, Dubai, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Canada, the USA, Ireland, England, France, Holland, Germany, Finland, Serbia, etc. Volume 5 of Van Gogh's Ear addresses taboo, politics and the human condition from every walk of life. Plus there's a compelling letter from Patricia Nell Warren, author of best-selling novel The Front Runner , in which she warns about the negation of free speech and the rise of fascism in the USA. And a scan of a recent prison letter from Charles Manson, in which he expresses concern about what's happening to the planet, tells of how he's treated in prison, as well as how he feels about his fame and the exploitation of him in the music scene. Volume 5 is an odyssey through cultural landscapes, revealing more about our times than any internet news-source or guru ever has. Exhibiting paintings that honor the life and times of Marilyn Monroe by such artists as Demetrie Kabbaz, Werner Horvath, and Tony Curtis, this collection is a must for Marilyn fans everywhere. Due to nudes, however, along with explicit works by the world's most daring writers, i.e., the Marquis de Sade, a "Parental Advisory" warning appears on the cover.Featured Contributors: Franklin Abbott Shane Allison Antler Jorge Ar

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ian Ayres, founder and editor of Van Gogh's Ear, began writing poetry at puberty in houses of ill fame. In 1982, Leona Helmsley fired him from his desk clerk job at Helmsley Palace (New York City) for writing a poem on the back of Elizabeth Taylor's autograph in the hotel's celebrity guestbook. Since then, his poems and short stories have appeared internationally in hundreds of publications. Ayres moved from the U.S.A. to France in 1989 and, ten years later, along with Eric Elléna, created the movie production company French Connection Films, for which he directed the recent biography documentary Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom. Ayres' new memoir, Private Parts: The Early Works of Ian Ayres (French Connection Press, 2012) has just been released.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: French Connection Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: français
• ISBN 10: 2914853076
• ISBN 13: 9782914853071
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 278
• Éditeur: Ayres Ian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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