Resultaten voor 'philippe girard'
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Leonard Cohen
On a wirePhilippe Girard - Leonard Cohen Een graphic novel over een van de grootste stemmen van de 20e eeuw. De Canadees Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) markeerde de muziek van de 20e eeuw door de schoonheid van zijn composities. We herkennen Cohen aan zijn warme toon en de melancholische zoetheid van zijn liedjes, vaak geschreven als eerbetoon aan de vrouwen van wie hij hield: Suzanne, Marianne en anderen… In deze biografie wordt in flashbacks door het leven van deze opmerkelijke artiest gegaan, met zijn genialiteit (de covers van Hallelujah overschaduwden soms het origineel), de wendingen van het lot (het verlies van de rechten van Suzanne, de streken van oneerlijke agenten…) en zijn ontmoetingen met Janis Joplin, Lou Reed of Phil Spector.
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De Prins van de Hoogvliegers
April 1942: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry leeft sinds zijn demobilisatie in ballingschap in New York. De sombere schrijver-vliegenier denkt maar aan één ding: terugkeren om te vechten voor de bevrijding van het bezette Frankrijk. Intussen begint hij op uitnodiging van zijn Canadese uitgever aan een promotietournee. Nadat hij in Montréal is gearriveerd met zijn echtgenote, besluit Canada, dat in oorlog is met Duitsland, alle Franse ambassades op zijn grondgebied te sluiten. Tot zijn frustratie komt de schrijver vast te zitten in Québec, maar het wordt een verblijf vol verrassingen. In de steden en op het platteland ontmoet hij allerlei bijzondere personen: een meisje dat schapenschedels tekent, een lantaarnopsteker en een jongen met een heldere blik die veel vragen stelt...
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Leonard Cohen - Teldeki Kus
Gencliklerinde Bir Gün Leonard Cohenin Sesini Dinleyenler, Mevcudiyetlerinin Bir Noktasinda, Yeni Bir Aska Ya Da Siseye Baslamadan Veya Terk Edilmeden Önce Illa Ki Üsüyeceklerini, Baskalarinin Arasinda Kendilerini Cok Yalniz Hissetmekten Korkacaklarini, Bazen Dünyaya Hic Gelmemenin Belki De Daha Iyi Oldugunu Düsüneceklerini Cok Erken Ögrendiler.- Mishka Assayas21. yüzyilin en modern, en klasik, en tavizsiz, en net ve en karmasik ozaninin hayatindan enstantanelerle dolu bir cizgi roman. Kahveniz ve müziginiz hazirsa baslayin...
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Leonard Cohen
A captivating, revealing biography of the legendary musician and poetLeonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man's life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of flashbacks that reveal the ups and downs of a storied career.A young Cohen traded in the promise of steady employment in his family's Montreal garment business for the unlikely path of a literary poet. His life took another sharp turn when, already in his thirties, he recorded his first album to widespread international acclaim. Along the way he encountered a who's who of musical luminaries, including Lou Reed, Nico, Janis Joplin, and Joni Mitchell. And then there's Phil Spector, the notorious music impresario who held a gun to Cohen's head during a coke-fueled, all-night recording session.Later in Cohen's life, there's the story of "Hallelujah," one of his most famous songs, and its slow rise from relative obscurity when first recorded in the 1980s to its iconic status a decade later with covers by John Cale and Jeff Buckley. And the period when Cohen went broke after his manager embezzled his lifetime savings, which ironically sparked an unlikely career resurgence and several worldwide tours in the 2000s. Written with careful attention to detail and drawn with a palette of warm, lush colors by the Quebec-based cartoonist Philippe Girard, Leonard Cohen is an engaging portrait of a cultural icon.
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Toussaint Louverture
The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Toussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, he witnessed first-hand the torture of the enslaved population. Yet he managed to secure his freedom and establish himself as a small-scale planter. He even purchased slaves of his own. In Toussaint Louverture, Philippe Girard reveals the dramatic story of how Louverture transformed himself from lowly freedman to revolutionary hero. In 1791, the unassuming Louverture masterminded the only successful slave revolt in history. By 1801, he was general and governor of Saint-Domingue, and an international statesman who forged treaties with Britain, France, Spain, and the United States-empires that feared the effect his example would have on their slave regimes. Louveture's ascendency was short-lived, however. In 1802, he was exiled to France, dying soon after as one of the most famous men in the world, variously feared and celebrated as the "Black Napoleon." As Girard shows, in life Louverture was not an idealist, but an ambitious pragmatist. He strove not only for abolition and independence, but to build Saint-Domingue's economic might and elevate his own social standing. He helped free Saint-Domingue's slaves yet immediately restricted their rights in the interests of protecting the island's sugar production. He warded off French invasions but embraced the cultural model of the French gentility. In death, Louverture quickly passed into legend, his memory inspiring abolitionist, black nationalist, and anti-colonialist movements well into the 20th century. Deeply researched and bracingly original, Toussaint Louverture is the definitive biography of one of the most influential people of his era, or any other.
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Killing Velazquez
On hearing a radio report of an accused priest Philippe is thrown back to a difficult time in his youth. He is faced with his parents¿ impending divorce, moves to a new city, goes to a new school, and needs to make new friends. To help him adapt to his new surroundings his mother urges him to join the ¿Snow Geese,¿ a youth group led by a nonconformist priest who challenges Philippe to rethink his values. But as Philippe becomes more acquainted with the group and its charismatic leader, masks begin to slip, and he finds himself plunged into the centre of an unexpected drama. With his life turned upside-down, he seeks comfort in reading, and manages to find his bearings again when he discovers the old-fashioned adventure series of Jack Bowmore. Killing Velazquez is an autobiographical tale that gives us a glimpse into the complexities of manipulation and reminds us that sometimes an old book can actually save a life.
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Haiti
Why has Haiti been plagued by so many woes? Why have multiple U.S. efforts to create a stable democracy in Haiti failed so spectacularly? Philippe Girard answers these and other questions, examining how colonialism and slavery have left a legacy of racial tension, both within Haiti and internationally; Haitians remain deeply suspicious of white foriegners' motives, many of whom doubt Hatians' ability to govern themselves. He also examines how Haiti's current political instability is merely a continuation of political strife that began during the War of Independence (1791-1804). Finally, in Haiti: The Tumultuous History, Girard explores poverty's devastating impact on contemporary Haiti and argues that Haitians--particularly home-grown dictators--bear a big share of the responsibility for their nation's troubles.
€ 19,50