This latest installment of Ned Rorem's diary opens in 1986, when the author is sixty-two, and closes in 1999, when he is seventy-five. Though Rorem remains as energetic as ever during these years -- new books written, new music composed -- the tone of this volume is autumnal: His life and his world are winding down. He mourns the passing of dear friends, endures the indignities of growing old, and notes with bitterness the collapse of the taste and standards that once defined his artistic circle. As AIDS becomes an epidemic, he traces its grim course through the gay community and through the discourse of the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton years. Lies is an anthology of forms, each entry a carefully chosen, brightly colored tile in a literary mosaic, with all that readers have come to expect from Rorem: erotic fantasies, gratuitous slights, aphorisms, indiscretions, program notes, puns, punditry, and beauty.
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Ned Rorem has created a body of work that includes four symphonies, four piano concertos, nine operas, and fourteen books. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his orchestral suite Air Music. He divides his time between New York City and Nantucket.
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Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This latest installment of Ned Rorem's diary opens in 1986, when the author is sixty-two, and closes in 1999, when he is seventy-five. Though Rorem remains as energetic as ever during these years,new books written, new music composed,the tone of this volume is autumnal: His life and his world are winding down. He mourns the passing of dear friends, endures the indignities of growing old, and notes with bitterness the collapse of the taste and standards that once defined his artistic circle. As AIDS becomes an epidemic, he traces its grim course through the gay community and through the discourse of the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton years. Lies is an anthology of forms, each entry a carefully chosen, brightly coloured tile in a literary mosaic, with all that readers have come to expect from Rorem: erotic fantasies, gratuitous slights, aphorisms, indiscretions, program notes, puns, punditry, and beauty. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR005931039
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Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: New. Now in paperback: "One of the great diarists. [His works] delight, amuse, and enlarge our understanding of music and of life."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642. . 2002. New Ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780306811067
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Paperback. Zustand: Very good. Paperback Octavo. wraps, 416 pp. Artikel-Nr. 109236
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Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. Tall octavo. 316pp. Binding cocked thus very good (what appears to be a stain on the top of the front cover is part of the design). Inscribed to Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes on the first page: "To the only Marian on earth. Ned (Rorem) '04." Seldes has made a brief note on that page, apparently where the signing took place, penciled notes on the half-title, highlighted a few brief passages throughout, and made some ink doodles (as she was occasionally prone to doing) on the lower wrap. Laid in is a lovely 2004 Autograph Postcard Signed from Rorem to Seldes: "Oh Marian Your words meant everything to me. Forever Ned.". Artikel-Nr. 602782
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