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Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, "time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers." Kafka is one of 161 inspired--and inspiring--minds, among them, novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians, who describe how they subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do, whether by waking early or staying up late; whether by self-medicating with doughnuts or bathing, drinking vast quantities of coffee, or taking long daily walks. Thomas Wolfe wrote standing up in the kitchen, the top of the refrigerator as his desk, dreamily fondling his "male configurations". . . Jean-Paul Sartre chewed on Corydrane tablets (a mix of amphetamine and aspirin), ingesting ten times the recommended dose each day . . . Descartes liked to linger in bed, his mind wandering in sleep through woods, gardens, and enchanted palaces where he experienced "every pleasure imaginable." Here are: Anthony Trollope, who demanded of himself that each morning he write three thousand words (250 words every fifteen minutes for three hours) before going off to his job at the postal service, which he kept for thirty-three years during the writing of more than two dozen books . . . Karl Marx . . . Woody Allen . . . Agatha Christie . . . George Balanchine, who did most of his work while ironing . . . Leo Tolstoy . . . Charles Dickens . . . Pablo Picasso . . . George Gershwin, who, said his brother Ira, worked for twelve hours a day from late morning to midnight, composing at the piano in pajamas, bathrobe, and slippers . . . Here also are the daily rituals of Charles Darwin, Andy Warhol, John Updike, Twyla Tharp, Benjamin Franklin, William Faulkner, Jane Austen, Anne Rice, and Igor Stravinsky (he was never able to compose unless he was sure no one could hear him and, when blocked, stood on his head to "clear the brain").Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307273601
ISBN-139780307273604
eBay Product ID (ePID)143618492
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameDaily Rituals : How Artists Work
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Literary, Curiosities & Wonders, Essays
Publication Year2013
TypeNot Available
AuthorMason Currey
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Art, Référence, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2012-036279
Dewey Edition23
Target AudienceTrade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal700.92/2
Lc Classification NumberNx165.C87 2013
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- 12. Okt. 2021
Daily Rituals :How Artists Work
It’s a really handy book that gives you insight on how different artists from painters to composers to directors of film and writers all did their own thing that made them productive in their field ! Myself as an artist I just was looking for some ideas that could make me more productive and I can see how devoted these people were towards their craft and that is encouragement enough to give me the push that I need sometime to be more productive instead of just creating when I feel like it or just getting into the mood so I think that this could be very helpful to anyone needing a plan or set of ideas to glean for themselves to get into a daily routine of things to stay on track for success at whatever they do ! I highly recommend this book to anyone even if you’re not the creative type I think you could gain insight that could be very helpful !Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Nov. 2022
Daily Rituals
This was an interesting book. I would recommend it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 28. Aug. 2019
Behind the scenes, portrait of artists
Lively. Interesting. Well-researched. The author looks at the daily rituals of hundreds of artists to describe their creative impetus.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Okt. 2020
I can't put it down.
Interesting insight to some of the world's greatest minds.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 09. Feb. 2025
Short synopsis of artists’ routines. ...
Short synopsis of artists’ routines.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Mai. 2021
It's inspiring and informative.
QUITE INSPIRING.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Jun. 2021
great book,good size
very interestingBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
