Reinhard Mohn

This book is an exploration of Jack Kerouac, the writer that a whole generation turned into their reluctant spokesman. Duval gives a voice to key figures from that movement: the poet Allen Ginsberg; Carolyn Cassadys wife and Kerouacs lover; Joyce Johnson, who was in a relationship with the writerwhen he became famous; Timothy Leary, the psychedelic guru of the sixties; Anne Waldman, beat poet; and Ken Kesey, a central figure of American counter-culture. Through their stories, we investigate the mysterious figure of Jack Kerouac, the man who wrote the most important novel of his generation to...

Jane Austen fue más observadora que protagonista del tipo de vida que llevó magistralmente a la ficción: experimentó en carne propia el destino de la mujer que se veía obligada a depender en todo de sus allegados.

Más de ciento sesenta escritores, pintores, científicos o inventores desfilan por estas páginas, bajo una luz nueva: la que nos deja ver sus rituales, manías, tics y rarezas a la hora de trabajar (o de no trabajar). El que se encerraba en una habitación forrada de corcho y solo tomaba en todo el día dos tazas de café con leche y dos croissants (¡y a veces uno solo!). El ama de casa que se levantaba a las cuatro de la madrugada para escribir antes de llevar los niños al colegio. El que dijo "soy como un médico en la sala de urgencias y la urgencia soy yo". El que se traga cada día...

In 1956, Time magazine referred to Pollock as “Jack the Dripper.” His iconic paintings stretch out with the generosity and scale of the landscape of America's West where the artist grew up. The cathartic dribbled paint reflected Pollock's troubled mind. This book traces his career and discusses how his loose, individual style was used as a political weapon in the Cold War, representing America as a free, democratic nation. Illustrations simplify the theory and reveal the hidden meaning behind the mesh of painted lines.