More Than Everything (eBook)
280 Seiten
Turtle Point Press (Verlag)
978-1-933527-94-9 (ISBN)
Beatrix uses words like she uses paint. . .with brush strokes so vivid and rich I feel as if Im there watching as her story unfolds. I love this book! Sissy SpacekBeatrix Osts memoir of her artistic awakening and early marriage opens on the heels of Germanys recovery from the self-imposed disasters of World War II. She is part of the new generation that dances disobediently in the bombed-out villas and underground jazz caverns of Munich. Beatrix rides the dynamic decade up through the world of art, fashion, and cinema into the revolution of politics and consciousness.Marriage to the self-made prodigy and archaeologist, Ferdinand, impresario of the Hot Club, draws her into the mystical realm of the ancient Mexican gods. Soon, two sons are born. They make an odyssey through Mexico where, under the wing of the artistic elite, their homes full of Riveras and Kahlos, the initial impression is intoxicating. But the further they press inland, the more Ferdinand loses himself in his obsession and addictions.Ost draws us into the vortex of human craving to portray the complexities of her early marriage to a man scarred by the war, climbing the magical mountain of his own desires.Accompanied by the authors artwork and photographs from her private collection, Ost shakes free of an impossibly dark life as the wife of an alcoholicbrushes off the stardust of romance and, stepping back in the light, comes into her own. (Barbara Epler, President, New Directions Publishing)
PART ONE8
The Sphere9
A tale of innocence
A Farewell18
Father’s dream of Africa
The Bird of Paradise Dress25
How a young former officer became our family’s familiar
My Sister Becomes a Beast40
Shoving a fiancé off to America
Hammer or Anvil49
A saffron dress, a marital blessing
PART TWO56
The Letter-Writer57
They never doubted my cleverness
Black and White70
Beauty causes a car accident
Coffeehouse Culture76
There I saw him for the first time
The Villa83
We became creatures of the demimonde
The Raft89
The infallible omnipotent finger into the future
Love98
A sandstorm of grandiose words
The Mother112
They were accomplices
Proper Lies119
Love is a powerful, moody god
The Song of Irresponsibility130
The listener falls for the storyteller
Chaos Takes Over Order 137
Robust reality holds the thread of happiness
Elixir of Personal Freedom145
The ampule in the desk drawer
Bob157
Probably even the sofa is pregnant
Sympathy for the Object of Contempt 164
A kind of Machiavellian footnote
Smoky Language of the Wind 172
She carries a knife of obsidian at her breast
PART THREE182
The Journey183
Mankind must sacrifice its treasures to the gods
Ciudad de Mexico193
Self-dramatization as an art form
Yo creo que es el198
She called him Ixtla Octli
The Black Bull 209
God of seduction, pain and plaisir
The Castillo226
Our wedding of Eros and Despair
What I Still Wanted to Say241
A Thank-You Note247
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.3.2017 |
---|---|
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
Technik ► Architektur | |
Schlagworte | Beatrix Ost • Dancing • Fashion • Germany • Jazz • love affair • marriage • Memoir • Mid-Century • Munich • Nazism • Passion • Recovery • Wealth • World War II |
ISBN-10 | 1-933527-94-3 / 1933527943 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-933527-94-9 / 9781933527949 |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Kopierschutz: Adobe-DRM
Adobe-DRM ist ein Kopierschutz, der das eBook vor Mißbrauch schützen soll. Dabei wird das eBook bereits beim Download auf Ihre persönliche Adobe-ID autorisiert. Lesen können Sie das eBook dann nur auf den Geräten, welche ebenfalls auf Ihre Adobe-ID registriert sind.
Details zum Adobe-DRM
Dateiformat: EPUB (Electronic Publication)
EPUB ist ein offener Standard für eBooks und eignet sich besonders zur Darstellung von Belletristik und Sachbüchern. Der Fließtext wird dynamisch an die Display- und Schriftgröße angepasst. Auch für mobile Lesegeräte ist EPUB daher gut geeignet.
Systemvoraussetzungen:
PC/Mac: Mit einem PC oder Mac können Sie dieses eBook lesen. Sie benötigen eine
eReader: Dieses eBook kann mit (fast) allen eBook-Readern gelesen werden. Mit dem amazon-Kindle ist es aber nicht kompatibel.
Smartphone/Tablet: Egal ob Apple oder Android, dieses eBook können Sie lesen. Sie benötigen eine
Geräteliste und zusätzliche Hinweise
Buying eBooks from abroad
For tax law reasons we can sell eBooks just within Germany and Switzerland. Regrettably we cannot fulfill eBook-orders from other countries.
aus dem Bereich