Resultados para "The Artist" en Antologías y relatos breves

Este es un relato corto de Franz Kafka que explora la naturaleza de la pasión, el sufrimiento y la búsqueda de la perfección artística. La historia sigue a un artista del hambre que se presenta como un espectáculo de entretenimiento para el público. A medida que la historia avanza, se revela la verdadera naturaleza de su arte: ayunar hasta la muerte. A pesar del sufrimiento extremo y la agonía física, el artista se aferra a su arte como una expresión de su identidad y su devoción absoluta a su oficio.

The French master of the short story with the twist ending, Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), here lets his main character, an unerring knife-thrower in a carnival act with his wife, tell the tale of his maddening situation. An anonymous English translation.

Su escritura se caracteriza por una síntesis entre el absurdo, la ironía y la lucidez. Un mundo de sueños que, paradójicamente, describe con un realismo minucioso.

An author attempts to compose a crime story based on his memory of an adolescent experience. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

A Hunger Artist is a short story by Franz Kafka first published in Die neue Rundschau in 1922. The story was also included in the collection A Hunger Artist, the last book Kafka prepared for publication, printed after Kafka's death. The protagonist, a hunger artist who experiences the decline in appreciation of his craft, is an archetypical creation of Kafka: an individual marginalized and victimized by society at large.

O leitor encontra aqui dois contos sobre a vida dos artistas. Em "Nos bastidores", Carmen Dolores traz para a frente da cena a vida de artistas nos bastidores de um teatro, tendo por centro da narrativa o comportamento volúvel do ator Gabriel. Já no conto "Vicissitudes de um artista", o leitor conhece a triste história do tenor Cambado, que vai do estrelato em Milão ao desprezo pelo público.

Un hombre despierta y se encuentra convertido en un enorme insecto. Un faquir, dedicado al ayuno, lo hace por tanto tiempo que se olvidan de el. Este es el tipo de historia de pesadilla que caracteriza al gran autor checo.

June Tremblay is struggling to find herself as a painter when she accepts a summer job as assistant to renowned artist Hiram Lammergeier on his private island off the Maine coast. The reclusive legend has one peculiar rule: under no circumstances is June to create any art of her own. Caught between her need to paint and her desire for Lammergeier, June rebels, and her transgression sets off a chain of retaliation that will shape the rest of her life.

Oltre cinquanta autori italiani e stranieri – tra scrittori, artisti, editori, giornalisti, librai e blogger – accomunati dalla passione per i viaggi sulle tombe di poeti e romanzieri. Tombe sfarzose, come quella di Oscar Wilde, o semplici lapidi in un prato, come quelle di Jack Kerouac e James Joyce, tombe ospitate in cimiteri celebri – il Père-Lachaise di Parigi o l’acattolico di Roma – oppure nascoste in mezzo a monti desertici, coperte dal segreto di un monastero, come quella di Javsandamba Zanabazar, artista e poeta mongolo, in patria venerato come un santo.

"Questa è la sola storia vera che io abbia raccontato fino adesso," dice Miller nell'epilogo scritto per questo bellissimo racconto. Un'affermazione strana perché si tratta forse della sua unica storia di fantasia pura. Ma Miller chiarisce: "I miei personaggi sono tutti reali, presi dalla vita, dalla mia vita, mentre Augusto è l'unico che nasce dal regno della fantasia. Ma che cos'è questo regno della fantasia che ci circonda e assedia da ogni parte, se non la realtà stessa?".

This combination of serious artistic engagement with warmth and clarity of prose revels in the experiences and pleasures of art and the body, identity, and community.

The nightmares continue in this third installment of short horrors from P.J. Blakey-Novis. The Artist and Other Stories contains a terrifying mix of serial killers, sirens, ghosts, claustrophobia, supernatural powers, and revenge guaranteed to get your heart racing and set your nerves on edge.

मंटो एक सोच है, अफ़साना है, कल्ट है, दीवानगी है, दर्द है. मंटो पर मुकदमा चला, उनकी कहानियों को अश्लील कहा गया लेकिन उन्होंने अपनी कला की सच्चाई के हक़ में लड़ना चुना. वह भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप के बंटवारे के सबसे मार्मिक कथाकार है. उनकी कहानियाँ इंसानियत के पतन और समाज की गंदगी का एक बेलौस और विचलित करने वाला दस्तावेज़ हैं. यहाँ प्रस्तुत है उनकी बेमिसाल कहानी - आर्टिस्ट लोग

Obsessive, reclusive, artistically inclined watchmaker Owen Worland spends his entire life trying to capture natural beauty in his scientific inventions. But he is frequently discouraged and set back by the interference of the townspeople, his former master, and the lovely Annie Hovenden. Will Owen ever fulfill his life's goal and create the ultimate perfection?

Echo seeks revenge on Nicole for sleeping with her boyfriend. How could a bestie do that? Well, some might say, 'Pretty darn easy', if your bestie’s a mean girl, and refers to you in negative ways. How many people will side with Echo on her revenge tactics, or will they think she’s gone too far? Artist finally reveals why he hates to be called Artie, as he breaks down, and the truth finally comes out. But that isn’t the only truth revealed in this last installment of the series.

The collection of works by the great Russian writer Nikolai Leskov [1831-1895] includes novels and short stories, "Leftie" and "The Toupee Artist," relating to the best works of the writer.

"A Hunger Artist" is a short story by Franz Kafka first published in Die neue Rundschau in 1922. The story was also included in the collection A Hunger Artist, the last book Kafka prepared for publication, which was printed by Verlag Die Schmiede shortly after his death. The protagonist, a hunger artist who experiences the decline in appreciation of his craft, is typically Kafkaesque: an individual marginalized and victimized by society at large.

Franz Kafka's haunting short story about a man both on display and marginalized by a fickle society.

"A Hunger Artist" is a short story by Franz Kafka first published in 1922. The protagonist, a hunger artist who experiences the decline in appreciation of his craft, is typically Kafkaesque: an individual marginalized and victimized by society at large. "A Hunger Artist" explores themes such as death, art, isolation, asceticism, spiritual poverty, futility, personal failure, and the corruption of human relationships.

"The Classic Collection of Franz Kafka. Novellas and Stories" brings together a selection of extraordinary works by Franz Kafka, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. This collection showcases Kafka's unique literary style and his exploration of existential themes, alienation, and the human condition. "The Metamorphosis" is a haunting novella that follows the bizarre transformation of Gregor Samsa into a giant insect, exploring themes of identity, isolation, and the absurdity of human existence.