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Darran Anderson

    Darran Anderson je írsky autor literatúry faktu žijúci v Londýne. Jeho diela sa vyznačujú jedinečným štýlom a hlbokým vhľadom do sveta okolo nás. Anderson sa vo svojich knihách venuje širokej škále tém, od mestskej krajiny po ľudskú psychiku. Jeho štýl je pútavý a núti čitateľov k zamysleniu.

    Imaginary Cities
    Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson
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    • Darran's father survived the height of the political violence in Northern Ireland and Darran came of age during the final years of the Troubles.As a young man, Darran lost his way in the midst of hedonism, division and isolation.

      Inventory
    • Outside his native France, the view of Serge Gainsbourg was once of a one-hit wonder lothario. This has been slowly replaced by an awareness of how talented and innovative a songwriter he was. Gainsbourg was an eclectic, protean figure--a Dadaist, poète maudit, Pop-Artist, libertine and anti-hero. An icon and iconoclast. His masterpiece is arguably Histoire de Melody Nelson, an album suite combining many of his signature themes; sex, taboo, provocation, humour, exoticism and ultimately tragedy. Composed and arranged with the great Jean-Claude Vannier, its score of lush cinematic strings and proto-hip hop beats, combined with Serge's spoken-word poetry, has become remarkably influential across a vast musical spectrum; inspiring soundtracks, indie groups and electronic artists. In recent years, the album's reputation has grown from cult status to that of a modern classic with the likes of Beck, Portishead, Mike Patton, Air and Pulp paying tribute

      Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson
    • Imaginary Cities

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      Inspired by the surreal accounts of the explorer and 'man of a million lies' Marco Polo, Imaginary Cities charts the metropolis and the imagination, and the symbiosis therein.

      Imaginary Cities