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Cargando... The Devil Drives : A Life of Sir Richard Burtonpor Fawn Brodie
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   ) kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |  His wife Isabel (née Arundell) was herself a formidable person – supportive of Richard but deeply religious, with steadfast opinions and an author in her own right. Left to publish Richard’s manuscript on one occasion, she inserted a preface to the book (without telling him), stating clearly that she did not agree with some of her husband’s views. As an illustration of Burton's prolific output, during 1872-1880, he published eight new works in thirteen volumes, totalling over 5,000 pages, as well as more than 800 pages of magazine articles. Altogether Burton wrote forty-three volumes about his exploration and travels. He mastered twenty-five languages, with dialects that brought the number to forty. (  ) DramMan | May 22, 2022 | Tom.Wilson | Jan 12, 2021 | Joop-le-philosophe | Dec 10, 2018 | By sally tarbox on 26 Feb. 2016 Format: Paperback I started off deciding to just read a chapter a day, while focussing mainly on a great novel I was reading simultaneously. But found myself unable to put down this wonderful account of the fascinating Richard Burton: fearless explorer, amazing linguist, soldier, anthropologist and writer. He went on a mission to look for gold. He published highly learned works and poetry, but also a book on bayonet exercises and the Kama Sutra. He was frequently out of favour with the establishment, who cold-shouldered him. And beside him all the way was his adoring wife Isabel, his polar opposite in character, being a highly proper devout Catholic - and the one who would burn great swathes of his diaries and final translation of 'The Perfumed Garden' shortly after his death, in an attempt to keep his name 'forever unsullied and without stain.' This is an extremely compelling work and the author really brings the enigmatic Burton to life. ( ) starbox | Jul 11, 2016 |
Fawn Brodie Un diable d'homme. Sir Richard Burton ou le démon de l'aventure Richard Burton est surtout connu pour sa version non expurgée des Mille et une nuits. Il était aussi écrivain, linguiste, aventurier, militaire, ethnologue. Toute sa vie, il porte des déguisements qui l'aident dans ses enquêtes, mais comme ces masques deviennent une seconde nature, on ne sait plus s'il cherche à travers eux à se perdre ou à se trouver. Fawn Brodie trace le portrait d'un homme secret et violent chez qui la soif compulsive de connaissance ne laisse nulle place aux épanchements sentimentaux. Il poursuit une folle chimère, cette zone sombre en l'homme qui en constituerait la clé, en l'occurrence, la sexualité, d'où nombre de textes érotiques publiés et traduits par lui-même. Burton fut qualifié de «personnage le plus intéressant du XIXe siècle» par un journal de l'époque. C'est une litote; l'homme était assurément une véritable légende, une sorte de Dieu au visage de brigand.
By the author of the beloved Schmidt series, "Memories of a Marriage" is a penetrating look at class and privilege, shifting from Paris to Manhattan, Long Island to Newport. Mourning his wife and daughter, and on the edge of old age, Philip reencounters an astonishing woman from his past: Lucy De Bourgh, an heiress who was once a passionate debutante and the intimate of many men, including Philip himself. As she reveals the startling details of her failed marriage to Thomas Snow a townie turned powerful international banker, liked by many but to her a loathsome monster Philip discovers a story that will challenge his assumptions about those he has known, admired, and desired. A triumph by an author expert in revealing the good breeding and bad behavior of the moneyed elite, "Memories of a Marriage" is an eloquent and irresistible book that explores all the varieties of love and the very concept of truth. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for "Memories of a Marriage" Among contemporary novelists, Begley] may be the wryest, most devastating critic of class in American society. "The Washington Post" Engrossing . . . Louis Begley gives us a chance to see into . . . the most private recesses of another couple s marriage. " The New York Times Book Review" This delicious, dazzling novel about the rise and fall of a great American debutante kept me up all night. Susan Cheever "" A consummately constructed monument to human imperfection. " San Francisco Chronicle" "" Begley is] an elegant stylist with a dry wit and a merciless eye. " The Wall Street Journal" "" A fiendishly clever, Fitzgeraldesque tale about marriage, friendship, gossip, and self-justification. "Booklist" "From the Trade Paperback edition."" No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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