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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
When we look at a painting hanging on an art gallery wall, we see only what the artist has chosen to disclose--the finished work of art. What remains mysterious is the process of creation itself--the making of the work of art. Everyone who has looked at paintings has wondered about this, and numerous efforts have been made to discover and depict the creative method of important artists. A Giacometti Portrait is a picture of one of the century's greatest artists at work.
James Lord sat for eighteen days while his friend Alberto Giamcometti did his portrait in oil. The artist painted, and the model recorded the sittings and took photographs of the work in its various stages. What emerged was an illumination of what it is to be an artist and what it was to be Giacometti--a portrait in prose of the man and his art. A work of great literarydistinction, A Giacometti Portrait is, above all, a subtle and important evocation of a great artist.
A POWERFUL STORY OF SEXUAL AWAKENING DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
FROM THE NOTED MEMORIST AND CRITIC
In "My Queer War," James Lord tells the story of a young man's
exposure to the terrors, dislocations, and horrors of armed
conflict.
In 1942, a timid, inexperienced twenty-one-year-old Lord reports
to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to enlist in the U.S. Army. His
career in the armed forces takes him to Nevada, California, Boston,
England, and, eventually, France and Germany, where he witnesses
firsthand the ravages of total war on Europe's land and on its
people. Along the way he comes to terms with his own sexuality,
experiences the thrill of first love and the chill of
disillusionment with his fellow man, and in a moment of great
rashness makes the acquaintance of the world's most renowned
artist, who will show him the way to a new life.
"My Queer War "is a rich and moving record of one man's
maturation in the crucible of the greatest war the world has known.
If his war is queer, it is because each man's experience is strange
in its own way. His is a story of universal significance and
appeal, told by a wry and eloquent observer of the world and of
himself.
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