Descripción:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 2013. Hardcover. Very Good+/None. 9.13 X 5.98 X 1.10 inches
Foto de archivo: la portada puede ser diferente
Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev Tapa dura - 2013
de Simon Morrison
The dramatic, untold story of Lina and Serge Prokofiev, a doomed love story and a shattering portrait of an artist.
Resumen
Serge Prokofiev was one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant composers yet is an enigma to historians and his fans. Why did he leave the West and move to the Soviet Union despite Stalin’s crimes? Why did his astonishing creativity in the 1930s soon dissolve into a far less inspiring output in his later years? The answers can finally be revealed, thanks to Simon Morrison’s unique and unfettered access to the family’s voluminous papers and his ability to reconstruct the tragic, riveting life of the composer’s wife, Lina.
Morrison’s portrait of the marriage of Lina and Serge Prokofiev is the story of a remarkable woman who fought for survival in the face of unbearable betrayal and despair and of the irresistibly talented but heartlessly self-absorbed musician she married. Born to a Spanish father and Russian mother in Madrid at the end of the nineteenth century and raised in Brooklyn, Lina fell in love with a rising-star composer—and defied convention to be with him, courting public censure. She devoted her life to Serge and to art, training to be an operatic soprano and following her brilliant husband to Stalin’s Russia. Just as Serge found initial acclaim—before becoming constricted by the harsh doctrine of socialist-realist music—Lina was at first accepted and later scorned, ending her singing career. Serge abandoned her and took up with another woman. Finally, Lina was arrested and shipped off to the gulag in 1948. She would be held in captivity for eight awful years. Meanwhile, Serge found himself the tool of an evil regime to which he was forced to accommodate himself.
The contrast between Lina and Serge is one of strength and perseverance versus utter self-absorption, a remarkable human drama that draws on the forces of art, sacrifice, and the struggle against oppression. Readers will never forget the tragic drama of Lina’s life, and never listen to Serge’s music in quite the same way again.
Morrison’s portrait of the marriage of Lina and Serge Prokofiev is the story of a remarkable woman who fought for survival in the face of unbearable betrayal and despair and of the irresistibly talented but heartlessly self-absorbed musician she married. Born to a Spanish father and Russian mother in Madrid at the end of the nineteenth century and raised in Brooklyn, Lina fell in love with a rising-star composer—and defied convention to be with him, courting public censure. She devoted her life to Serge and to art, training to be an operatic soprano and following her brilliant husband to Stalin’s Russia. Just as Serge found initial acclaim—before becoming constricted by the harsh doctrine of socialist-realist music—Lina was at first accepted and later scorned, ending her singing career. Serge abandoned her and took up with another woman. Finally, Lina was arrested and shipped off to the gulag in 1948. She would be held in captivity for eight awful years. Meanwhile, Serge found himself the tool of an evil regime to which he was forced to accommodate himself.
The contrast between Lina and Serge is one of strength and perseverance versus utter self-absorption, a remarkable human drama that draws on the forces of art, sacrifice, and the struggle against oppression. Readers will never forget the tragic drama of Lina’s life, and never listen to Serge’s music in quite the same way again.
Detalles
- Título Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
- Autor Simon Morrison
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición 1st Edition, 1st
- Páginas 336
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Fecha de publicación 2013-03-19
- ISBN 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Peso 1.2 libras (0.54 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 pulgadas (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.56 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Sopranos (Singers), Composers' spouses
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2012042185
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Reseñas en medios
Más ejemplares
Foto de archivo: la portada puede ser diferente
Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Simon Morrison
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good+
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Syracuse, New York, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 3.78EUR 5.67 enviando a USA
Mostrar detalles
Precio
EUR 3.78
EUR 5.67
enviando a USA
Foto de archivo: la portada puede ser diferente
Lina & Serge: The Love & Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Simon Morrison
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Used - Very Good
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 6.62EUR 3.31 enviando a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Used - Very Good. 2013. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good.
Precio
EUR 6.62
EUR 3.31
enviando a USA
Foto de archivo: la portada puede ser diferente
Lina and Serge : The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Morrison, Simon
- Usado
- Estado
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 2
- Librería
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 7.32Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Precio
EUR 7.32
Envío gratuito a USA
Lina and Serge : The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Simon Morrison
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 10.93Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2013. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Precio
EUR 10.93
Envío gratuito a USA
Lina and Serge : The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Simon Morrison
- Usado
- as new
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Nuevo
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 10.93Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2013. Hardcover. As New. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Precio
EUR 10.93
Envío gratuito a USA
Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Morrison, Simon
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Usado - Bien
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 3
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 10.93Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
Houghton Mifflin, 2013. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Precio
EUR 10.93
Envío gratuito a USA
Foto de archivo: la portada puede ser diferente
Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Morrison, Simon
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Usado - Bien
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Newport Coast, California, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 34.20Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Precio
EUR 34.20
Envío gratuito a USA
LINA AND SERGE : The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Simon Morrison
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Usado
- Edición
- First Edition; First Printing
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Pomona, New York, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 37.76EUR 8.46 enviando a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0547391315 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. White-out over portion of barcode on rear panel. ; 9.13 X 5.98 X 1.10 inches; 336 pages .
Precio
EUR 37.76
EUR 8.46
enviando a USA
Foto de archivo: la portada puede ser diferente
Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
de Morrison, Simon
- Nuevo
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Nuevo
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780547391311 / 0547391315
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
San Diego, California, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 79.45EUR 5.15 enviando a USA
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013-03-19. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Precio
EUR 79.45
EUR 5.15
enviando a USA