Speak, Memory, first published in 1951 as Conclusive Evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, is an elegant and rich evocation of Nabokov's life and times, even as it offers incisive insights into his major works, including Lolita, Pnin, Despair, The Gift, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, an
Blood Memory: An autobiography
โ Scribed by Martha Graham
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 294
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
"Blood Memory" is the story of Martha Graham, from a difficult childhood in the American West and her "wild" days in the Greenwich Village Follies to her own company that began with only two students. Her views on dance are interspersed with anecdotes about Charlie Chaplin, Louise Brooks, Indira Gandhi, Margot Fonteyn, Woody Allen, the Pope and Madonna including her collaborative relationships with Isamu Noguchi, Halston, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Louis Horst.
โฆ Subjects
Dance Ballet Ballroom Choreography Classical Folk Jazz Modern Notation Popular Reference Tango Tap Performing Arts Photography Actors Entertainers Literature Biographies Memoirs Humor Entertainment Movies Pop Culture Puzzles Games Radio Sheet Music Scores Television Trivia Fun Facts
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