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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. As the subtitle says, this is a novel about Marc Chagall—it follows him from childhood in Vitebsk to artist years in Paris, back to Vitebsk where he's stuck in 1914 and where, eventually after the Bolshevik revolution, he becomes the director of the Vitebsk art school, and finally back to Paris and his art. I didn't know much about Chagall beyond his name before reading this book, but followed the story well enough and enjoyed the descriptions of the art and specific works. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. I found this hard to follow without at least some images of the pictures described. Eventually I stopped caring. I really never got the feeling that I was gaining any insights into Chagall's work. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. Reading this was an intense submersion in being Chagall (as researched and imagined by the author). I initially felt embarrassed as a voyeur but I was so enthralled with the experience I lost myself. The character descriptions and choice of content were impeccable. I received this as a LibraryThing Early Reviewer. Thank you. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. This fictional biography of Marc Chagall is written in a style that mimics his paintings, full of life, vitality, and enmeshed in the Jewish tradition. A peak at some of his fellow painters and sculptors added to the intrigue. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Fiction. Art. Jewish Studies. THE WHITE CRUCIFIXION starts with Chagall's difficult birth in Vitebsk 1887, in the present-day Belarus, and tells the unlikely story of how the eldest son of a herring schlepper became enrolled in art school where he quickly gained a reputation as "Moyshe, the painting wonder." The novel paints an authentic picture of a Russian town divided by belief and wealth, rumours of pogroms never far away, yet bustling with talented young artists. In 1913, Chagall relished the opportunity to move to Paris to take up residence in the artist colony The Hive (La Ruche). The Yiddish-speaking artists (Ecole Juive) living there were all poor. The Hive had no electric light, or running water and yet many of its artists were to become famous, among them Amedeo Modigliani and Osip Zadkine. The novel vividly portrays the dynamics of an artist colony, its pettiness, friendships and the constant battle to find the peace and quiet to work. In 1914 Chagall and Bella make what's supposed to be a fleeting visit to his beloved Vitebsk, only to get trapped there by the outbreak of the first world war, the subsequent Russian revolution, and the establishment of the communist regime which is increasingly hostile towards artists like Chagall. Yet, Chagall keeps on painting, and the novel provides a fascinating account of what inspired some of his greatest painting. He manages to return to France and is reunited with his paintings only to be thwarted by yet another world war which proves disastrous for the people he knew in Vitebsk which include his uncle Neuch, the original "Fiddler On The Roof." THE WHITE CRUCIFIXION is a fictionalised account of the rollercoaster life of one of the most enigmatic artists of the twentieth century. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The book itself was quite hard to read as it was a pdf rather than a properly formatted ebook and, as I wasn't enthusiastic about it, it was another reason why I didn't really finish it but skimmed through to the end. ( )