Autobiographie Helmut Newton. Aus dem Engl. von Rudolf Hermstein

Newton, Helmut und Rudolf Hermstein:

ISBN 10: 3442152909 / ISBN 13: 9783442152902

Published by Goldmann, 2005

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334 S. Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, Lesefalze am Rücken des Buches, innen alles in Ordnung; Good copy, light signs of previous use, cover/dust jacket shows some rubbing/wear, creases on the spine, interior in good condition. C250507ah47 ISBN: 9783442152902 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 458.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Autobiographie Helmut Newton. Aus dem Engl. von Rudolf Hermstein
• Publisher: Goldmann
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3442152909
• ISBN 13: 9783442152902
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 458 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Romane/Erzählungen: Erzählungen, Romane, Essays

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Synopsis

Born in Berlin in 1920 to a wealthy Jewish family Helmut Newton was an overprotected child with no interest in school. At the age of twelve he purchased his first camera, beginning a fascination with photography that would eventually propel him to the heights of international celebrity. Barely eighteen when Kristallnacht tore Germany apart, Newton managed to escape the Nazis. However, he never made it as far as his intended destination of China. After indulging in a series of shipboard romances, Newton arrived in Singapore and soon became a gigolo and lover of an older woman.

But the world was at war, and talk of interning German Jews became prevalent even on the secrets of Singapore. So Newton decamped once more, ending up in Australia, where he joined the Australian army and served as a private for five years. Subsequently, he opened his first "tiny" photography studio in Melbourne and in 1948 he married his wife, June, a successful actress.

In the 1950s Newton moved to Paris, where he continued to astonish clients with his beautiful and provocatively erotic images of women. His controversial White Women, published in 1976, earned him the titles of King of Kink and Prince of Porn. His distinctive visual vocabulary has been widely imitated.