Here 'we can meet the writer full on' (Stephen Fry) as he opens our minds to the people he admires and the things he believes might just mean something - and makes room for us to join the conversation too. Of course, the real world continued to make up its own stories around him, and he has responded over the years with a wealth of ideas and introductions, dreams and speeches. Neil Gaiman fled the land of journalism to find truths through storytelling and sanctuary in not needing to get all the facts right. From Make Good Art, the speech that went viral, to pieces on artists and legends including Terry Pratchett and Lou Reed, the collection offers a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.
THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS draws together myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman.
Insightful, incisive, witty, and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats explores the issues and subjects that matter most to Neil Gaiman.A collection of speeches, articles, essays and introductions from Sunday Times bestselling author, commentator and craftsman Neil Gaiman. Illuminating and incisive, witty and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats explores some of the issues, subjects, and people that matter most to Neil Gaiman-and offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the most beloved and influential writers of our time. Here, collected for the first time ever, are more than sixty nonfiction pieces covering a wide array of subjects including (but not limited to): authors past and present music storytelling comics bookshops travel fairy tales America inspiration libraries ghosts and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts the author's experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood. Published by William Morrow, The View From the Cheap Seats is the first collection of Gaiman’s nonfiction it includes his widely circulated speech Make Good Art, a conversation with. Insightful, incisive, witty, and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats explores the issues and subjects that matter most to Neil Gaimanoffering a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed, beloved, and influential artists of our time. Gaiman, an inquisitive observer and commentator, is also a first-class practitioner of the personal essay. Neil Gaiman has been lauded for his groundbreaking, bestselling, genre-busting fiction. The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction Neil Gaiman gave this keynote at the thirty-fifth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, held in Orlando, Florida, in 2013.
The expected delivery time is unknown.įrom #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Neil Gaiman comes a fascinating collection of his nonfiction pieces exploring myriad subjects ranging from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories-all observed, explored, and presented in the inimitable Gaiman style. € 19.95 This item is currently not in stock at our suppliers.
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