Orson Welles: Stories of His Life: A Life in Movies
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Author: Peter Conrad
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 400
The author of The Hitchcock Murders turns his eye to the life and work of the enigmatic maestro who made Citizen Kane. In death Orson Welles remains a legendary, outsized, and ambiguous figure. Peter Conrad's study is a critical biography of Welles, viewing the man through the optic of his sprawling and yet singular body of work. This is not a debunking of the well-aired Welles-as-Genius myth so much as an attempt to explain the sources of his polymorphous gifts, through an expert examination of the many personae Welles adopted in a life lived large.
Author: Peter Conrad
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 400
The author of The Hitchcock Murders turns his eye to the life and work of the enigmatic maestro who made Citizen Kane. In death Orson Welles remains a legendary, outsized, and ambiguous figure. Peter Conrad's study is a critical biography of Welles, viewing the man through the optic of his sprawling and yet singular body of work. This is not a debunking of the well-aired Welles-as-Genius myth so much as an attempt to explain the sources of his polymorphous gifts, through an expert examination of the many personae Welles adopted in a life lived large.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Peter Conrad
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 400
The author of The Hitchcock Murders turns his eye to the life and work of the enigmatic maestro who made Citizen Kane. In death Orson Welles remains a legendary, outsized, and ambiguous figure. Peter Conrad's study is a critical biography of Welles, viewing the man through the optic of his sprawling and yet singular body of work. This is not a debunking of the well-aired Welles-as-Genius myth so much as an attempt to explain the sources of his polymorphous gifts, through an expert examination of the many personae Welles adopted in a life lived large.
Author: Peter Conrad
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 400
The author of The Hitchcock Murders turns his eye to the life and work of the enigmatic maestro who made Citizen Kane. In death Orson Welles remains a legendary, outsized, and ambiguous figure. Peter Conrad's study is a critical biography of Welles, viewing the man through the optic of his sprawling and yet singular body of work. This is not a debunking of the well-aired Welles-as-Genius myth so much as an attempt to explain the sources of his polymorphous gifts, through an expert examination of the many personae Welles adopted in a life lived large.
Orson Welles: Stories of His Life: A Life in Movies