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Diaries 1924-1933 Prodigal Son
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<p>The third and final volume of Prokofiev’s <i>Diaries</i> covers the years 1924 to 1933 when he was living in Paris. Intimate accounts of the successes and disappointments of a great creative artist at the heart of the European arts world between the two world wars jostle with witty and trenchant commentaries on the personalities who made up this world. The <i>Diaries</i> document the complex emotional inner world of a Russian exile uncomfortably aware of the nature of life in Stalin’s Russia yet increasingly persuaded that his creative gifts would never achieve full maturity separated from the culture, people and land of his birthplace. Since even Prokofiev knew that the USSR was hardly the place to commit inner reflections to paper, the <i>Diaries</i> come to an end after June 1933 although it would be another three years before he, together with his wife and children, finally exchanged the free if materially uncertain life of a cosmopolitan Parisian celebrity for Soviet citizenship and the credo of Socialist Realism within which the regime struggled to strait-jacket its artists.<br><br>Volume Three continues the kaleidoscopic impressions and the stylish language – Prokofiev was almost as gifted and idiosyncratic a writer as a composer – of its predecessors.</p>
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| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| ISBN-13 | 9780571380909 |
| Item Height | 5.9 |
| Author | Prokofiev, Sergey |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Item Length | 15.3 |
| Item Width | 23.4 |
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Diaries 1924-1933 Prodigal Son
£29.41
£29.41/each
Description
<p>The third and final volume of Prokofiev’s <i>Diaries</i> covers the years 1924 to 1933 when he was living in Paris. Intimate accounts of the successes and disappointments of a great creative artist at the heart of the European arts world between the two world wars jostle with witty and trenchant commentaries on the personalities who made up this world. The <i>Diaries</i> document the complex emotional inner world of a Russian exile uncomfortably aware of the nature of life in Stalin’s Russia yet increasingly persuaded that his creative gifts would never achieve full maturity separated from the culture, people and land of his birthplace. Since even Prokofiev knew that the USSR was hardly the place to commit inner reflections to paper, the <i>Diaries</i> come to an end after June 1933 although it would be another three years before he, together with his wife and children, finally exchanged the free if materially uncertain life of a cosmopolitan Parisian celebrity for Soviet citizenship and the credo of Socialist Realism within which the regime struggled to strait-jacket its artists.<br><br>Volume Three continues the kaleidoscopic impressions and the stylish language – Prokofiev was almost as gifted and idiosyncratic a writer as a composer – of its predecessors.</p>
Sold by Speedyhen (Speedy Hen LTD)
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| ISBN-13 | 9780571380909 |
| Item Height | 5.9 |
| Author | Prokofiev, Sergey |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Item Length | 15.3 |
| Item Width | 23.4 |
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- FREE standard courier delivery by Tue 14 Oct
Returns
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