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Nigel Cliff is a historian and biographer. His first book, The Shakespeare Riots, was a finalist for the National Award for Arts Writing and was chosen as one of the Washington Post's best books of the year. His second book, The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama, was a New York Times mostra altro Notable Book. His most recent book is a translation of The Travels by Marco Polo. A Former film and theater critic for The Times (London) and contributor to The Economist, he writes for a range of publications, including the New York Times Book Review. A fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, he lives in London. mostra meno

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Data di nascita
1969
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
England
UK
Luogo di nascita
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Luogo di residenza
London, England, UK

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Wonderful book. I follow classical music -- have all my life. But for some reason, even though I am a fan of Russian music, Van Cliburn was never on my radar. Pure ignorance on my part. He was very interesting to read about and the book did a good job of putting him into the context of the Cold War so I also learned things about Khruschev and Gorbachev (and Nixon), and many other important political players, that I didn't know. The Cold War bits got a little tiresome for me towards the end, but overall I enjoyed the book, appreciated the information, and thought it very well written. Finding videos on YouTube of Cliburn playing at his original Tschaikovsky competition enriched my reading.… (altro)
 
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dvoratreis | 5 altre recensioni | May 22, 2024 |
В 1958-м техасский пианист Харви Лейвен (Ван) Клиберн-мл. выиграл в Москве первый Международный конкурс им. П. И. Чайковского. Холодной войны молодой человек, вопреки названию книги, не остановил, но потепление на какое-то время вызвал. Россия страстно полюбила американца, да и его соотечественники были поражены неожиданным успехом пианиста за железным занавесом. Но спецслужбы обеих стран насторожились: до конца поверить в чистоту такого хеппи-энда они не могли, и, как принято говорить, дальнейшая жизнь Вана Клиберна уже никогда не была прежней. Его высокий талант безусловно признавался в США: он считался национальным достоянием, играл для всех президентов, получил много престижных премий, включая первую «Грэмми», продал миллионы пластинок, постоянно гастролировал и имел внушительную армию поклонниц как в США, так и в СССР. Однако положение друга двух враждующих систем имело и обратную сторону. Лишь недавно стали доступны архивные данные ФБР и ЦРУ, касающиеся умершего в 2013 году музыканта. Вместе с многочисленными интервью (в том числе с нашей стороны) это позволило создать книгу, из которой русскоязычный читатель может узнать подробности этой интересной и необычной судьбы.… (altro)
 
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Den85 | 5 altre recensioni | Jan 3, 2024 |
often "Racy" and "Nail biting " are not the adjectives I tend to associate with non fiction, but I couldn't find better words to describe the book. The narration is worthy of a Hollywood screenplay. European naval warfare and crusades intrigue me and this book catered to my cravings. Throughly researched and wonderfully narrated.
 
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harishwriter | 8 altre recensioni | Oct 12, 2023 |
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Nigel Cliff did a fantastic job at detailing Vasco da Gama’s life and journeys.
I feel like da Gama is one of the few voyagers and discoverers where we only here the basic details - nothing elaborated - about what exactly he did.
However, in Cliff’s book, we get da Gama’s life, connections, discoveries, and hardships all outlined in a amazingly written book.
 
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