Author: Ted Bachman
Publisher: Unpipe
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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Caution: Strong philosophical language. Not for the faint hearted. Will literarily blow your mind. A philosophical and art historical novel. Zurich 1916. Amidst the chaos of WWI a young man from provincial Poland arrives to study art. Good natured and unsophisticated, Anton has an enquiring nature and a strong desire to engage with modern culture. His lodgings are in Spiegelgasse, the same street as the neonatal dada movement’s Cabaret Voltaire. The narrative takes place over about six months during which Anton attends the cabaret performances and meets the artists. He is thus able to observe at first hand the development of dada in Zurich from its beginnings while attempting to understand the underlying forces and impetus. He also encounters Vladimir Lenin and his wife who take a room at the same lodging house. Lenin acquaints Anton with the naked truth about society and reveals his views on art. Anton forms a friendship with Karl, an art student his own age from an old Zurich family. Anton is impressed with Karl's sophisticated manner and erudition, which Anton attempts to absorb through discussion and voracious reading, immersing himself in avant-garde art and philosophy. Although Anton had by this time begun to liberate himself from the dogma of his native Catholicism and was inclined towards a scientific and atheistic view, the impact of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy, the Cabaret Voltaire, the war, etc., drove him further into nihilism and he struggled to achieve a positive reconstruction of the world. He both relished and dreaded the ideas he encountered. Anton's avowed aim was to achieve full self-consciousness and a clear understanding of the nature of his being, so intrepid and honest inquiry into reality was essential. This is a coming of age story processed through Anton’s mind, with all its struggles, naiveté and imperfection. When Anton achieves his goal of self-consciousness through a profound subjective experience he discovers that it’s not what he hoped for.
Author: Paul Matthew St. Pierre
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773526440
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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This book is the first critical assessment of Humphries' entire oeuvre, especially his career as an author. Arguing that Humphries is one of Australia's greatest writers, the author reveals a multi-faceted artist whose success is rooted in the British music hall tradition, Dadaism and grotesquerie. Being Australian has also fundamentally shaped the performer and writer, and the author's defence of Humphries against charges of expatriatism is pertinent to the debate on Australian national identity.
Author: Alois Musil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Author: American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher:
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Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465433295
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Berlin is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. This fully updated guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Berlin has to offer, from unearthing archaeological treasures in the Pergamon museum to absorbing the history of the Berlin wall to discovering the city's hottest neighborhoods on walking tours. This guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. This new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations that lead you straight to the best attractions. This uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you discover everything region-by-region, from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets, while detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus, or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Berlin effortlessly.
Author: Frand Karslake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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A priced and annotated annual record of international book auctions.
Author: James King
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459736893
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Greg Curnoe is one of the most adventurous and exciting Canadian artists of the second half of the twentieth century. In a series of vividly coloured works he found a multitude of ways to construct an autobiography that, contrary to establishment ideas of his time, obliterates the boundary between art and artist.
Author: William Stanley Rubin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1144
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Author: Luminita Machedon
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262133487
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Modern architecture flourished in Romania between the two World Wars, and is still visible as a neglected and almost forgotten past amid the contradictions of present day Bucharest. Much of the text is based on archival research in Bucharest.
