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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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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 | 4 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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historybookreads | 8 altre recensioni | Jul 26, 2021 |
This is for musicians and lovers of classical music and the Romantic composers, especially the Russians. Otherwise it is like reading a biography of a poet without knowing any of her poems. It is very readable and well written and researched. You get an interesting sidelight on cold war geopolitics, which Van Cliburn influenced for the better, perhaps materially. His Beatle-like adoration by the Russians from 1958 until his death in 2013 (and early veneration in the U.S.) never compromised his natural humility and humanity. He was a jewel: as innocent as possible of guile, immensely gracious and prodigiously talented. And his hands reached a 13th (from C to an A up in yonder octave.)… (altro)
 
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