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The 2024 Redstone Diary opens a window on that most enigmatic part of our everyday lives: the family. It has been an essential subject for artists, writers, singers, therapists and psychoanalysts. Tolstoy wrote: "All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." But was he right? Perhaps Dodie Smith got closer to the truth when she wrote that the family was an octopus "from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to." Together or alone, we cannot escape the family. not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, Curated by novelist Julian Barnes, the celebrated cult diary explores the mysteries and complexities of family bonds. What is beauty? Philosophers have often asked the question--as have artists, poets, lovers, thinkers, explorers, family, friends. Is this thing, this person, this place, this quality really beautiful in and of itself, or is it the viewer that brings the beauty to the object? And what exactly is our experience of beauty? Is it wonder? Is it terror? Is it longing? Is it love?
There may be no great diarists, then, but there are still great diaries.... In the midst of one's self-obsessions, the Redstone Diary reminds one of other worlds," declared writer Ian Sansom in the Guardian.The 2024 Redstone Diary opens a window on that most enigmatic part of our everyday lives: the family. It has been an essential subject for artists, writers, singers, therapists and psychoanalysts. Tolstoy wrote: “All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” But was he right? Perhaps Dodie Smith got closer to the truth when she wrote that the family was an octopus “from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” Together or alone, we cannot escape the family.
Spiral. Condition: New. Curated by novelist Julian Barnes, the celebrated cult diary explores the mysteries and complexities of family bondsThe 2024 Redstone Diary opens a window on that most enigmatic part of our everyday lives: the family. It has been an essential subject for artists, writers, singers, therapists and psychoanalysts. Tolstoy wrote: 'All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' But was he right? Perhaps Dodie Smith got closer to the truth when she wrote that the family was an octopus 'from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.' Together or alone, we cannot escape the family.These bonds are explored in a marvelous array of texts selected by Julian Barnes, from writers including Willa Cather, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf and Philip Roth.Images feature still captures from home movies; photographs of Depression-era group prayer; psychological tests; and artworks such as Paula Rego's disturbing imagery of fatherhood, Frida Kahlo's reimagining of her genealogy and John Lennon's lyrics to his absent mother. The Russian Writers Drawing Book edited by Cathy Porter with the short story Ninochka by Anton Chekhov The first Redstone Diary was The City Diary for 1989,” Rothenstein tells us. “I had come across the wonderful novels-told-in-woodcuts which were unpublished in the UK, by the Flemish master Frans Masereel. His series of images depicting both the brilliance and the darkness of city life were, I thought, strong enough to sustain interest throughout the year. Masereel was mostly unknown in England but, after publishing a boxed edition of the Story Without Words in 1986, his reputation was already established among art lovers – so the timing was perfect.” Images feature still captures from home movies; photographs of Depression-era group prayer; psychological tests; and artworks such as Paula Rego’s disturbing imagery of fatherhood, Frida Kahlo’s reimagining of her genealogy and John Lennon’s lyrics to his absent mother.
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There may be no great diarists, then, but there are still great diaries.... In the midst of one's self-obsessions, the Redstone Diary reminds one of other worlds," declared writer Ian Sansom in the Guardian, of the inimitable diaries published by London's Redstone Press. Since its inaugural edition in 1988, the Redstone Diary has been a beloved daily tool of creatives. Carefully curated by editor Julian Rothenstein around a yearly theme, the Redstone Diary features work from a wide selection of writers and artists throughout history. The agenda is designed with practicality as well as aesthetics in mind, with sturdy spiral binding and a weekly layout that provides ample space for one's plans.
Curated by novelist Julian Barnes, the celebrated cult diary explores the mysteries and complexities of family bonds These bonds are explored in a marvelous array of texts selected by Julian Barnes, from writers including Willa Cather, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf and Philip Roth. Calaveras: Mexican Prints for the Day of the Dead 22 large-format postcards edited by Julian Rothenstein
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QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOUR BAT MITZVAH WENDY'S SUBWAY/CARPENTER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY/INSTIT ISBN: 9798986337524 These bonds are explored in a marvellous array of texts, selected by Julian Barnes, from writers including Willa Cather, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf and Philip Roth. Images include still captures from home movies, photographs of Depression-era group prayer, psychological tests and the works of artists such as Paula Rego’s disturbing imagery of fatherhood, Frida Kahlo’s reimagining of her genealogy and John Lennon’s lyrics to his absent mother. These days, our phones, laptops, even watches hold our innermost thoughts: plans, messages, to-do lists, scraps of inspiration. But Julian Rothenstein, the founder of Redstone Press and creator of its eponymous diary planner, has found there is still appetite for tactile organisers 35 years after launching the very first Redstone Diary – which offers a charming spin on diaries, filled with insight, inspiration, and life’s big questions.
The agenda is designed with practicality as well as aesthetics in mind, with sturdy spiral binding and a weekly layout that provides ample space for one's plans.All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon'ssole discretion. Bookswagonreserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any The Faber poetry list, originally founded in the 1920s, was shaped by the taste of T.S. Eliot, who was its guiding light for nearly forty years. Each passing decade has seen the list grow with the addition of poets who are arguably the finest of their generation. The Faber Poetry Diary is a celebration of this remarkable Faber list.
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