Liel Leibovitz est un auteur acclamé dont les œuvres explorent des thèmes complexes avec une perspicacité aiguë. À travers ses écrits, il sonde les couches profondes de l'expérience humaine, offrant aux lecteurs des perspectives qui incitent à la réflexion. Son style se caractérise par sa profondeur intellectuelle et sa capacité à établir un lien avec les lecteurs sur un plan personnel. Les textes de Leibovitz sont contemplatifs et laissent une impression durable.
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Lili Marlene', the unlikely anthem of the Second World War, cut across front lines and ideological divides. This title the stories of arrests and close calls of the three artists' of this song. It also includes recollections of soldiers who sought solace and found hope in 'Lili Marlene.
In this philosophical biography, Liel Leibovitz looks at what it is that makes Leonard Cohen an enduring cultural icon. Born into a religious Jewish family - for years a reclusive lyricist on the Greek island of Hydra, known for his bold political commentary, his devotion to Buddhist thought and his later despair over contemporary Zionism - Cohen hardly follows the rules of rock convention. Yet the prophetic themes of his music, often filled with pessimism and apocalyptic visions, prove redemptive to an audience that spans generations, from those who listened in the 1960's to today.
Few artists have had as much of an impact on American popular culture as Stan Lee. The characters he created -- Spider-Man and Iron Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four -- occupy Hollywood's imagination and production schedules, generate billions at the box office, and come as close as anything we have to a shared American mythology. This illuminating biography focuses as much on Lee's ideas as it does on his unlikely rise to stardom. It surveys his cultural and religious upbringing and draws surprising connections between celebrated comic book heroes and the ancient tales of the Bible, the Talmud, and Jewish mysticism. Was Spider-Man just a reincarnation of Cain? Is the Incredible Hulk simply Adam by another name? From close readings of Lee's work to little-known anecdotes from Marvel's history, the book paints a portrait of Lee that goes much deeper than one of his signature onscreen cameos
Set at the end of the nineteenth century, the story follows a group of Chinese boys sent to America to absorb Western knowledge and modernize their homeland. After a decade in prestigious New England schools, they return with a strong desire for progress and reform. Their experiences in America shape their perspectives and significantly impact China's quest to emerge as a modern world power, echoing the ongoing themes of cultural exchange and national transformation.
"Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in the country, known for its tight-knit community and the profusion of multi-generational families. On October 27, 2018, a gunman killed eleven Jews who were worshiping at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill--the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in American history. Many neighborhoods would be understandably subsumed by despair and recrimination after such an event, but not this one. Mark Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and his crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak. He speaks with residents and nonresidents, Jews and gentiles, survivors and witnesses, teenagers and seniors, activists and historians. Together, these stories provide a kaleidoscopic and nuanced account of collective grief, love, support, and revival. But Oppenheimer also details the difficult dialogue and messy confrontations that Squirrel Hill had to face in the process of healing, and that are a necessary part of true growth and understanding in any community. He has reverently captured the vibrancy and caring that still characterize Squirrel Hill, and it is this phenomenal resilience that can provide inspiration to any place burdened with discrimination and hate"-- Provided by publisher
V úvodu ke své knize, v originále nazvané podle jedné z Cohenových neslavnějších písní A Broken Hallelujah, Liel Leibovitz upozorňuje, že se ve skutečnosti nejedná o životopis, jako spíše o filosofické zamyšlení nad Cohenovým dílem. Základní etapy umělcova života jsou samozřejmě načrtnuty, jádrem knihy je však něco jiného. Autor pátrá po oné „nadčasovosti“ a hluboké pravdivosti, díky nimž má hudebník, spisovatel, filosof a básník L. Cohen nejširšímu publiku stále co říci, a snaží se zodpovědět některé otázky, například: Čím to, že je Leonard Cohen už téměř šedesát let uznávaný a obdivovaný? Čím to, že když vejde na pódium, nabitý sál ztichne a všichni čekají se zatajeným dechem? V konfrontaci s dobou se Leibovitz zabývá i dílem některých zpěváků a rockových skupin, které se v Cohenově „éře“ spolupodílely na utváření měřítek, s nimiž se Cohen musel vyrovnávat a kterým ne vždy vyhovoval. Na rozdíl od nich se však Cohenovi podařilo udržet se na vrcholu: díky tomu, že zůstal věrný svému jedinečnému prorockému vnímání, vnímání, které je pro miliony lidí na celém světě hluboce pravdivé, a díky obrovskému charismatu, které dokázalo kdysi, v roce 1970, zkrotit zdivočelý statisícový dav na hudebním festivalu na ostrově Wight.
