Jennifer Clement - Böcker

Jennifer Clement bor granne med Frida Kahlo i Mexico City, i en värld av konstnärer, revolutionärer och poeter. Hon flyttar till New York och 80-talets konstscen, med Basquiat, Keith Haring och William Burroughs, på ställen som The Mudd Club och S...

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Pearl är fjorton år och har vuxit upp i framsätet på en gammal Mercury. Hennes mamma Margot bor i baksätet. Hon kan se in i folk och känna vad som gör ont. De bor i en del av Florida där det mexikanska heroinet håller på att ta metamfetaminets pla...

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AN iNEWS BEST BOOK TO READ THIS MONTH 'Clement has lived a life like no other, and made of it a shimmering mosaic, a masterpiece, which is this book' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less Growing up in Mexico City, Jen...

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MADONNA. ANDY WARHOL. KEITH HARING. FAB 5 FREDDIE. DEBBIE HARRY. JULIAN SCHNABEL. Jean-Michel Basquiat's transition from the subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the company of many of New York's establ...

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**Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction 2018** 'Haunting ... poetic ... Full of sorrow and aching sweetness' Washington Post Gun Love is a hypnotic story of family, community and violence. Told from the perspective of a shar...

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**Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction 2018** 'Haunting ... poetic ... Full of sorrow and aching sweetness' Washington Post Gun Love is a hypnotic story of family, community and violence. Told from the perspective of a sharp-eyed tee...

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Pearl är fjorton år och har vuxit upp i framsätet på en gammal Mercury. Hennes mamma Margot bor i baksätet. Hon kan se in i folk och känna vad som gör ont. De bor i en del av Florida där det mexikanska heroinet håller på att ta metamfetaminets pla...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat var målaren som kom att definiera 1980-talet, geniet som tog graffitin in i konstvärlden runt Andy Warhol, den förste svarte konstnären som blev en superstjärna. Suzanne Mallouk levde med honom. Hon såg passionen och framgånge...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat var målaren som kom att definiera 1980-talet, geniet som tog graffitin in i konstvärlden runt Andy Warhol, den förste svarte konstnären som blev en superstjärna. Suzanne Mallouk levde med honom. Hon såg passionen och framgånge...

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Pearl är fjorton år och har vuxit upp i framsätet på en gammal Mercury. Hennes mamma Margot bor i baksätet. Hon kan se in i folk och känna vad som gör ont. De bor i en del av Florida där det mexikanska heroinet håller på att ta metamfetaminets pla...

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Jennifer Clements författarskap präglas av dubbla världar: en amerikansk och en mexikansk, en engelsk- och en spanskspråkig. Vandringen mellan två världar och mellan två språk är ett genomgående tema. Det är som att fascinationen för språkvärldarn...

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Now we make you ugly, my mother said. The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl. On the mountainside in rural Mexico where Ladydi lives, being a girl is dangerous. Especially a pretty one. If the Narcos hear there is a pretty girl on the...

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Concise, engaging, and highly intuitivethis accessible guide equips you with an understanding of all the basic principles of forecasting Making accurate predictions about the economy has always been difficult, as F. A. Hayek noted when accepting h...

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Concise, engaging, and highly intuitive—this accessible guide equips you with an understanding of all the basic principles of forecasting Making accurate predictions about the economy has always been difficult, as F. A. Hayek noted when acce...

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While humility is not especially valued in modern Western culture, Jennifer Clement argues here, it is central to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century understandings of Christian faith and behavior, and is vital to early modern concepts of the self....

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In the 1920s, San Clemente founder Ole Hanson envisioned a "Spanish Village" on the Pacific coast halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. His city would have streets that followed the natural contours of the land. Sunny beaches and pe...

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This book seeks to advance the understanding of how businesses may adapt to climate change trends. Specifically, it focuses on two general research questions: Firstly, how do businesses adapt to chronic slow-onset nature adversity conditions linke...

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This book seeks to advance the understanding of how businesses may adapt to climate change trends. Specifically, it focuses on two general research questions: Firstly, how do businesses adapt to chronic slow-onset nature adversity conditions linke...

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While humility is not especially valued in modern Western culture, Jennifer Clement argues here, it is central to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century understandings of Christian faith and behavior, and is vital to early modern concepts of the self....

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While humility is not especially valued in modern Western culture, Jennifer Clement argues here, it is central to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century understandings of Christian faith and behavior, and is vital to early modern concepts of the self....

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Now we make you ugly, my mother said. The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl. On the mountainside in rural Mexico where Ladydi lives, being a girl is dangerous. Especially a pretty one. If the Narcos hear there is a pretty girl on the...

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While humility is not especially valued in modern Western culture, Jennifer Clement argues here, it is central to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century understandings of Christian faith and behavior, and is vital to early modern concepts of the self....

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The beginning: selling a visionn -- The outdoors: golfing, horses, fishing, and surfing -- The community: family and friends -- The visitor: food, lodging, and commerce -- The parties: events and games -- The residences: homes and retreats -- The ...

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'Clement has lived a life like no other, and made of it a shimmering mosaic, a masterpiece, which is this book' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less Growing up in 1970s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to...

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Written by professionals in the fields of clinical service and research, Violence Against Women provides a broad perspective on the causes and consequences of intimate partner violence. It examines a wide range of relationships that may be affecte...

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Jennifer Clement studied English Literature and Anthropology at New York University and French Literature in Paris. Clement is the author of the memoir 'Widow Basquiat', which made the UK Booksellers' Choice list, and a novel '...

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628 pages, 34 images, 51 contributors Violence Against Women examines a wide range of relationships that may be affected by intimate partner violence and takes a culturally sensitive, international approach to issues underpinning family violence, ...

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Themenschwerpunkte:¿ Challenges in Teenage Life, The American Dream,¿ Growing up in an Insecure World Über den Roman: Seit ihrer Geburt lebt die 14-jährige Pearl zusammen mit ihrer Ausreißer-Mutter Margot in einem alten Ford Mercury, der auf einem...

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