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The Happy Reader #7

The Happy Reader - Issue 7

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The inexhaustable curator HANS ULRICH OBRIST is one of the most important figures in contemporary art. Over two in-depth conversations at the Serpentine Gallery in London, he explains how at a young age his imagination was fired up by a medieval library in Switzerland, and how today his work is still energised by the ideas, images and stories he finds in books.

Also in this issue, VIRGINIA WOOLF’s remarkable novel MRS DALLOWAY inspires contributions from a stellar cast of writers, photographers, artists and crossword setters. These include thoughts on Big Ben by Will Self, memories of teenage reading by Michael Cunningham, regrets about men not wedded by Jean Hannah Edelstein and, of course, much, much more.

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1743

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Profile Image for Austra.
809 reviews115 followers
October 1, 2016
Intervija lieliska, protams. Bet otrā daļa šoreiz tādi nesakarīgi apgrābstījumi "it kā pa tēmu". Ļoti vīlos un garlaikojos. Vienīgi Kaningems bija garšīgi uzrakstījis un lika atcerēties savu pirmo grāmatu, kuru lasot, piemeklēja atklāsme - "wow, tā arī kāds raksta!" Tiesa, tādas grāmatas samaitā... Bet vispār radās papildu motivācija beidzot pamēģināt Kaningemu, izskatās, ka viņš pats arī varētu rakstīt diezgan "wow".
Profile Image for Elīna Jurberga.
317 reviews42 followers
July 30, 2016
Brīnišķīga intervija ar Hans Ulrich Obrist un mazliet savāda noveles "Deloveja kundze" sadaļa.
Bet ja par interviju, tad šī laikam bija pirmā manā mūžā, kuru lasīju un nespēju vien beigt priecāties, ka intervija spēj būt arī kas vairāk - saruna. Saruna, kurā satiekas divas personības, divas cilvēciskas pieredzes, lai radītu jaunu, kopēju. Par mākslu, literatūru, lasīšanas paradumiem un grāmatu kā daļu mākslas. Turklāt, izrādās, ka sarunājoties ar lasošu personu, caur pieredzi, kas saistīta ar lasīšanu, atklājas arī bezgala daudz paša cilvēka.
Pārāk daudz jauna un aizraujoša priekš sevis atklāju, tagad tik maz pamazām jāķeras pie izzināšanas.
Profile Image for Ance.
167 reviews29 followers
August 8, 2016
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Pēc Londonas laika.
Sarunas ar Obristu biju lasījusi arī iepriekš kādā no Rīgas Laikiem. Toreiz vairāk par mākslu, bet šis neticami vitālais, visu paspēt spējošais cilvēks šoreiz mani atbrīvoja no sirdsapziņas pārmetumiem par nelineāru lasīšanu, kas man šogad piemetusies.
Šis arī bija pirmais gadījums manā dzīvē, kad Virdžīnija Vulfa tika pielīdzināta literatūras Džimmijam Hendriksam. Šāds izteiciens uzrunā gan to daļu manis, kam kādā sirds nostūrī visu laiku spēlē Wind Cries Mary, gan to, kas vienkārši ļoti mīļo literatūru.
Profile Image for Kristīne.
804 reviews1 follower
July 25, 2016
Intervija ļoti patika, bet ar Delaveja kundzi gan nohaltūrējuši.
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3 reviews1 follower
November 15, 2017
tahaks isegI HUOga päriselus vestelda. kommenteerin vaid Tema intervjuud - hea lugemine pikema trammisõidu kõrvale, näiteks kui sõidad tööle
Profile Image for Jeff Howells.
767 reviews4 followers
July 18, 2016
The summer issue. This time featuring a long interview with art curator Hans Ulrich Obrist (who buys a book every day) and a series of short articles using Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway as a starting point. I always enjoy reading this quarterly...
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