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On Wheels

Af: Michael Holroyd Engelsk Hardback

On Wheels

Af: Michael Holroyd Engelsk Hardback
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Michael Holroyd confronts an army of automobiles in this charming book. Weaving together memoir and historical anecdote, he traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography.

Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael: the lessons required military precision when practising how to get in and out of his car correctly. His biographical subjects also had their difficulties: Bernard Shaw drove with reckless gusto when overtaking his eightieth year; Vita Sackville-West’s car became a chamber for sudden romantic assignations and getaways; while Augustus John and his family careered through vulnerable villages as the poor vehicle, piled high with bohemian friends, stuttered and jerked along in first gear.

Wry, thoughtful and very funny, On Wheels is an elegy to the glamour of the car. Subtle and perceptive, Michael Holroyd finds surprising ways to understand the past and challenge our view of the future.

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Michael Holroyd confronts an army of automobiles in this charming book. Weaving together memoir and historical anecdote, he traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography.

Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael: the lessons required military precision when practising how to get in and out of his car correctly. His biographical subjects also had their difficulties: Bernard Shaw drove with reckless gusto when overtaking his eightieth year; Vita Sackville-West’s car became a chamber for sudden romantic assignations and getaways; while Augustus John and his family careered through vulnerable villages as the poor vehicle, piled high with bohemian friends, stuttered and jerked along in first gear.

Wry, thoughtful and very funny, On Wheels is an elegy to the glamour of the car. Subtle and perceptive, Michael Holroyd finds surprising ways to understand the past and challenge our view of the future.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 128
ISBN-13: 9780701187439
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0701187433
Udg. Dato: 1 nov 2012
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 184mm
Højde: 151mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 1 nov 2012
Forfatter(e): Michael Holroyd
Forfatter(e) Michael Holroyd


Kategori Litteraturstudier: fra 1900 til 2000


ISBN-13 9780701187439


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 128


Udgave


Længde 16mm


Bredde 184mm


Højde 151mm


Udg. Dato 1 nov 2012


Oplagsdato 1 nov 2012


Forlag Vintage Publishing

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