Items related to Picasso
[MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.]
[Read by Wanda McCaddon]
This landmark biography penetrates the barriers of legend to bring to full and intimate life a man whose burning passions--for painting, for women, for ideas--were matched by a compulsion to invent reality in his life no less than in his art. Here is the tragic story of a man who, from his teenage passion for a gypsy boy to the chilling bitterness and betrayals of his old age, was unable to love and was driven to dominate and humiliate the women--and the many men--who fell under his hypnotic spell.
Drawing on a wealth of startling revelations, including the vivid memories of Picasso's daughter Maya and the heretofore untold recollections of Francoise Gilot, who shared his life for ten years and bore two of his children, the author has stripped bare the romantic myths to reveal, in all its volatile complexity, Picasso's lifelong struggle between his power to create and his compulsion to destroy.
[Read by Wanda McCaddon]
This landmark biography penetrates the barriers of legend to bring to full and intimate life a man whose burning passions--for painting, for women, for ideas--were matched by a compulsion to invent reality in his life no less than in his art. Here is the tragic story of a man who, from his teenage passion for a gypsy boy to the chilling bitterness and betrayals of his old age, was unable to love and was driven to dominate and humiliate the women--and the many men--who fell under his hypnotic spell.
Drawing on a wealth of startling revelations, including the vivid memories of Picasso's daughter Maya and the heretofore untold recollections of Francoise Gilot, who shared his life for ten years and bore two of his children, the author has stripped bare the romantic myths to reveal, in all its volatile complexity, Picasso's lifelong struggle between his power to create and his compulsion to destroy.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
ARIANNA STASSINOPOULOS HUFFINGTON is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster. She is the author of the bestselling biography Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend and The Gods of Greece. She lives with her husband in Houston, Texas, and Santa Barbara, California.
From AudioFile:
This biography dwells little on Picasso's art and focuses on his personal life, which was like a soap opera. Based on the recollections of one of Picasso's children and Francoise Gilot, his last "official" mistress and the mother of two of his children, it's not a sympathetic tale. The narrator does all of the voices in the same "French" accent; this goes for the Spaniards as well as the French. Still, the reading is easy to listen to, well-dramatized, and the production values are good. The biography won't go out of style, and listeners who like biography will like this one. E.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMacmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0330307452
- ISBN 13 9780330307451
- BindingPaperback
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia 22/09/1989
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9780330307451
Buy Used
US$ 4.10
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia, Australia, South Yarra
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 3
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003561982
Buy Used
US$ 5.27
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia Pt
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. All orders are dispatched the following working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. Seller Inventory # mon0003522857
Buy Used
US$ 4.40
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia 22/09/1989
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780330307451
Buy Used
US$ 4.10
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00051959331
Buy Used
US$ 13.12
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00330307452-G
Buy Used
US$ 4.48
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso : Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Pan Macmillan
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 41008862-75
Buy Used
US$ 5.41
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 3
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Seller Inventory # mon0002266359
Buy Used
US$ 4.33
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso. Creator and Destroyer
Published by
Pan, London England
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Soft cover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Pan Book Edition. Previous owners name and date to inside cover. Very slight foxing to end pages. From his earliest teenage obsession to the nightmare truth behind his final years, it reveals as never before the tragedy of a man incapable of love: a man who expressed his passion in art and the bizarre humiliation of the many women - and men - who fell victim to his uniquely powerful spirit. Illustrated. 558 pp.Paperback(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Seller Inventory # 040656
Buy Used
US$ 5.58
Convert currency
Stock Image
Picasso
Published by
Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0330307452
ISBN 13: 9780330307451
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 558 pages. Text tanned. In this interpretation of the life of the great painter the author claims Picasso was a destoyer in li fe as well as art, an artist whose destruction overwhelms his cre ation. Seller Inventory # 625b
Buy Used
US$ 4.34
Convert currency