Wings

Gifts of Art, Life, and Travel in France

Erin Byrne (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

314 Seiten

2016
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-60952-113-4 (ISBN)

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France is steeped in refined traditions, with its rich history, exquisite art, robust culture, and varied cuisine. Writer Erin Byrne was changed by traveling around this country with the ghosts of artists and historical figures who shared with her their guides to living. Wings: Gifts of Art, Life, and Travel in France is a collection of essays drawn from Byrne's travels across the country. From Cezanne's studio in Aix-en-Provence to a tiny village in the Jura Mountains, from a neighborhood bistro on the Left Bank of Paris to a plain high above the Normandy beaches, she travels through France collecting stories, characters, tastes, and secrets that act as ingredients for change, then takes those experiences and digs deeper to uncover meaning. Henri Cartier-Bresson issues a challenge, Sainte Genevieve offers resilience, Salvador Dali seduces, Picasso entertains, and a wrought iron sign portends the future. Wings is about the gifts that we all glean from our travels. This book will inspire readers to unwrap their own images and impressions in a new way.

Erin Byrne writes travel essays, poetry, fiction and screenplays. Her work has won numerous awards including three Grand Prize Solas Awards for Travel Story of the Year, the Reader's Favorite Award, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist, and an Accolade Award for film. Erin is the author of Wings: Gifts of Art, Life, and Travel in France, editor of Vignettes & Postcards From Paris, Vignettes & Postcards From Morocco, and writer of The Storykeeper film. She is an occasional guest instructor at Shakespeare and Company Bookstore in Paris and on Deep Travel trips. Her screenplay, Siesta, is in pre-production in Spain, and she is working on the novel, The Red Notebook. You can visit her website at e-byrne.com.

Introduction 1. Les Deux Garcons Two Boys and a Bistro Day Dreamer Coasting Beyond Boyhood 2. Characters The Rarest of Editions Dear Madame Renaud Don't Think, A Message From Henri Cartier-Bresson 3. Tastes of Place The Taste of This Place A Rare Blend Jurassic Cheese 4. Connections French Connections Vignettes & Postcards From Paris Vincent's Vision 5. The Mystique of Art A Propos de Paris Eye to Eye with van Gogh Winged Victory 6. The Storykeeper Mentalite Terrible The Boy and His Shield Storykeepers 7. Transformations Bastille Day on the Palouse Ave Metro Deep Travel, Notre Dame 8. Secrets The Secret of It The Mirror of Montmartre Wise Beams 9. Signs In Vincent's Footsteps Signs Duende in the Louvre 10. Belonging Cezanne's Salon des Refuses Reconnaissance: Seeking Sainte Genevieve Now, Fly Publications and Awards Acknowledgments

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.4.2016
Zusatzinfo	B&W illustrations throughout, maps
Verlagsort	Sebastopol
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 203 mm
Gewicht	396 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	1-60952-113-7 / 1609521137
ISBN-13	978-1-60952-113-4 / 9781609521134
Zustand	Neuware