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El libro más personal de Pedro Almodóvar: un autorretrato articulado en doce relatos que revelan su pasión secreta por la escritura.
«Este libro es lo más parecido a una autobiografía fragmentada. [...] El lector acabará obteniendo la máxima información de mí como cineasta, como fabulador y el modo en que mi vida hace que una cosa y las otras se mezclen». Así define el autor este volumen, en una brillante introducción que sirve también de puesta en perspectiva: los doce relatos que lo componen abarcan varias épocas, desde finales de la década de los sesenta hasta la actualidad, y en ellos se reflejan algunas de sus obsesiones más íntimas, además de su evolución como artista. Los oscuros años escolares, la influencia de la ficción en la vida, los efectos inesperados del azar, la sofisticación del humor, los inconvenientes de la fama, la fascinación por los libros o la experimentación con los géneros narrativos son algunos de los temas que pueblan este libro imprescindible, que contiene múltiples capas de lectura.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A wildly inventive, intimate and mischievous story collection from legendary film director Almod varA wildly inventive story collection from legendary film director Pedro Almod varThe Last Dream brings together for the first time twelve unpublished stories from Almod var's personal archive, written between the late sixties and the present day. Both a tantalising glimpse into Almod var's creative mind and a masterclass in how to tell a story, this intimate and mischievous collection reflects Almod var's obsessions and many of the themes of his cinematic work, spanning genres from autofiction to comedy, parody, pastiche and gothic. The title story, 'The Last Dream', is a beautiful chronicle of the death of Almod var's mother, and other stories include- a love story between Jesus and Barabbas; a cult film director out in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend; the primary version of the film Bad Education; and a gothic tale of a repentant vampire among monks.In his introduction, Almod var writes- 'I've been asked to write my autobiography more than once, and I've always refused; it's also been suggested that I let someone else write my biography, but I have always felt somewhat resistant to the idea of a book entirely about me as an individual. I've never kept a diary, and whenever I've tried, I've never made it to page two; in a sense, then, this book represents something of a paradox. It might be best described as a fragmentary autobiography, incomplete and a little cryptic.'A celebration of the relationship between life and art, fiction and reality from an artist unafraid to write about our most intimate moments, these stories explore desire, mortality, loneliness and the pain and glory of artistic creation, laced with playful humour and a deep love of literature and culture.Translated by Frank Wynne Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781787304352
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Hardback. Condition: New. A mischievous and genre-spanning story collection from legendary film director Pedro Almodóvar'Almodóvar's mind seems to be reporting from another world to illuminate, clarify, and challenge our own' KAVEH AKBAR'Akin to a Spanish Angela Carter' TELEGRAPHThe Last Dream brings together twelve unpublished stories from Almodóvar's personal archive, written between the late sixties and the present day. Delivering a tantalising glimpse into Almodóvar's world, this wildly inventive collection reflects his most intimate obsessions, as well as his daring evolution as an artist.Ranging from 'The Last Dream' - a beautiful chronicle of the death of Almodóvar's mother - to a love story between Jesus and Barabbas;, a cult film director out in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend, the original story behind the film Bad Education, and a gothic tale of a repentant vampire, these stories delight and surprise.The Last Dream is a celebration of the relationship between life and art, fiction and reality from an artist unafraid to write about our most intimate moments.Translated by Frank Wynne*Readers love THE LAST DREAM*'Dive into a world where vibrant characters and deep emotions come to life on the page''An intriguing blend of the personal, thoughts, his remarkable professional film career and more from the superb Pedro Almodóvar''Colourful characters and situations, a little madness. Warmth, humour and strangeness''Highly recommended'. Seller Inventory # LU-9781787304352
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The Last Dream: The perfect book for any Almod?var fan
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