Bead games
14.99 €
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Bead games
14.99 €
The new book by Alexander Genis, author of the bestsellers "Dovlatov and the neighborhood", "The Kama Scribe's Kama Sutra", "Reverse Address", as always, is written in an original genre, ideal for intellectual adventures.
"In the darkest hours of history, the need for a refuge to catch one's breath and respect the Spirit is keenly felt. An example to me was Hermann Hesse, who wrote a great book, The Bead Game, during World War II. It teaches the fine art of stringing - the ability to read the world across eras and cultures, to see beyond the author to his school, enemies and neighbors. That's how I wrote two dozen games. They are a kind of tennis with a library that ricochets back to the author's challenge. The success of each Game depends on how long we can prolong it without going out of the field and without reducing the force of the blow" (Alexander Genis).
"In the darkest hours of history, the need for a refuge to catch one's breath and respect the Spirit is keenly felt. An example to me was Hermann Hesse, who wrote a great book, The Bead Game, during World War II. It teaches the fine art of stringing - the ability to read the world across eras and cultures, to see beyond the author to his school, enemies and neighbors. That's how I wrote two dozen games. They are a kind of tennis with a library that ricochets back to the author's challenge. The success of each Game depends on how long we can prolong it without going out of the field and without reducing the force of the blow" (Alexander Genis).
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