106 results for 'stardom domenico'

From the National Book Award Finalist Domenico Starnone comes a new novel about childhood, memory, obsession, and the fictions we live by.Children can be cruel, and children can love as passionately...

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF FALL 2021Following the international success of Ties and the National Book Award-shortlisted Trick, Domenico Starnone gives readers another searing portrait of human...

From the author of Ties and The House on Via Gemito ★ "Starnone's sensitivity, nuance, and subtlety are wonderful to behold."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Domenico Starnone's The Old Man by the...

Taking account of the major developments in the field of star studies, this book explores the political economy of stardom, questions of performance, the effect on stardom of convergence between the...

A leading early modern anatomist and physician, Marcello Malpighi often compared himself to that period’s other great mind—Galileo. Domenico Bertoloni Meli here explores Malpighi’s work and places it...

One of Europe’s leading intellectual historians deconstructs the dark side of liberalism, sifting through 3 centuries of liberal writings by John Locke, Alexis de Tocqueville, and others.   In this...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICEA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEARThe modest apartment on Via Gemito smells of paint and white spirit. The furniture...

The full-size plaster models that represented the passage from a preliminary designing phase to the production of the marble sculpture were of great significance to Italian sculptor Antonio Canova's...

The Artist at Court' comprises some twenty works by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Venice, 1727-1804), brother of Lorenzo Tiepolo (Venice, 1736-Madrid, 1776). Their father was the painter Battista...

Nel quadro dell'arte italiana del XVI secolo, Veronese è il pittore "profano" per eccellenza, in quanto compendia in sé entrambe le grandi tradizioni pittoriche che maggiormente hanno influenzato la...

Chester longs to be a performer in the circus, but the road to stardom is rocky until someone discovers Chester's true "worldliness."

Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about...

The Strega Award-winning Italian author's "scalding and incisive" novel of marriage and family bonds that come undone in the wake of an affair (Library Journal, starred review). A New York Times...

Drawing on her private diaries, Vera Zorina charts her rise to international stardom--working in the Ballet Russe, her London debut, Broadway productions, Hollywood experiences, and meetings with...

Bad Kitty achieves stardom -- and of course, a bit of trouble -- in this full color graphic novel in Nick Bruel's New York Times bestselling series.When a video of Kitty throwing a tantrum over green...

The dramatic and spectacular story of an American music icon—the immortal Tina Turner! From Nutbush, Tennessee, to Hollywood stardom; from Ike’s Kings of Rhythm to onstage with Mick Jagger and the...

Thirty years after his death, a work that represents a turning point in Joe Orton's career is now available. Between Us Girls is a comic novel, the diary of young would-be actress Susan Hope, whose...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! Now in paperback, from Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of...

The competition heats up, as best friends go after the once-in-a-lifetime chance to become pop stars in volume 3 of this funny, feel-good manga series, perfect for fans of K-On!, The Tryout, and The...