Resultados para "New York" en Ensayos

"New York 1964 New York" è il racconto di un viaggio seminale; è soprattutto il diario di un'esperienza estetica e umana all'indomani della quale Boatto preciserà le sue intuizioni comprendendo il realismo da grande narrazione epica dell'arte americana, grazie agli incontri fatti, alle opere viste negli studi e, più di tutto, alla vita della città.

Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America's foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the 10 best books ever written about the metropolis, and The New Yorker called it "the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city".

Bill Hayes came to New York City in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. But, at 48 years old, having spent decades in San Francisco, he craved change. Grieving over the death of his partner, he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city's incessant rhythms, the sight of the Empire State Building against the night sky, and New Yorkers themselves, kindred souls that Hayes, a lifelong insomniac, encountered on late-night strolls with his camera.