Alex Johnson — новинки

Rooms of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals in which famous writers created their most notable works.

The perennial question asked of all authors is, 'How do you write?'. What do they require of their room or desk? Do they have favourite pens, paper or typewriters? And have they found the perfect daily routine to channel their creativity? Crossing centuries, continents and genres, Alex Johnson has pooled 50 of the best writers and transports you to the heart of their writing rooms – from attics and studies to billiard rooms and bathtubs.

Discover the ins and outs of how each great writer penned their famous texts, and the routines and habits they perfected. Meet authors who rely on silence and seclusion and those who need people, music and whisky. Meet novelists who travel half-way across the world to a luxury writing retreat, and others who just need an empty shed at the bottom of the garden. Some are particular about pencils, inks, paper and typewriters, and some will scribble on anything – including the furniture. But whether they write in the library or in cars, under trees, private islands, hotel rooms or towers – each of these stories confirms that there is no 'best way' to write.

From James Baldwin, writing in the small hours of the morning in his Paris apartment, to DH Lawrence writing at the foot of a towering Ponderosa pine tree, to the Brontë sisters managing in a crowded co-working space, this book takes us into the lives of some of history's greatest ever writers, with each writing space illustrated in evocative watercolour by James Oses.

In looking at the working lives of our favourite authors, bibliophiles will be transported to other worlds, aspiring writers will find inspiration and literature fans will gain deeper insight into their most-loved authors.

This is a book of book lists. Lists that make you smile, make you wonder, and see titles together in entirely new ways. From Bin Laden’s bookshelf to the books most frequently left in hotels, from prisoners’ favorite books to Member of Parliaments’ most borrowed books, these lists are proof that a person’s bookcase tells you everything you need to know about them, and sometimes more besides.

Inhaltsangabe zu "Bücher-Möbel: Über 300 Ideen für das Leben mit Büchern" Hat „Billy” ausgedient? Wer seine Lieblingsbücher nicht in meterlangen Regalen verstecken möchte, sondern sie so präsentieren möchte, dass sie zum Blickfang werden, findet in diesem Buch die richtigen Beispiele. Seien es nun fantasievolle Designlösungen für ein paar wenige ausgewählte Werke oder praktikable Aufbewahrungshilfen in moderner Formensprache, die eine Büchersammlung zum eigenständigen Wohnobjekt werden lassen. Ja selbst witzige Vorschläge, wie der Ikea-Klassiker „Billy” raffiniert aufgemöbelt werden kann, finden sich in diesem überquellenden…