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John Sayles

    John Sayles est un cinéaste, scénariste et romancier distingué, connu pour son esprit indépendant. Son œuvre explore des relations humaines complexes et des questions sociétales avec une intelligence vive. Le style d'auteur distinctif de Sayles enrichit à la fois ses toiles cinématographiques et ses pages littéraires, offrant des expériences profondes et stimulantes aux lecteurs comme aux spectateurs. À travers ses récits, il capture magistralement l'essence de la condition humaine.

    Letterhead and logo design 7
    Los Gusanos
    Yellow Earth
    Jamie Macgillivray
    To Save the Man
    John Sayles: Interviews
    • John Sayles: Interviews

      • 232pages
      • 9 heures de lecture
      4,4(15)Évaluer

      Part of the "Conversations with Filmmakers" series, these interviews span Sayles's 20-year career as a writer, director, and sometimes actor. Photos. Filmography.

      John Sayles: Interviews
    • To Save the Man

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,1(12)Évaluer

      Exploring the Wounded Knee Massacre and the cultural genocide faced by Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, the narrative delves into a tragic chapter of American history. Drawing parallels to significant works like Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, it highlights the profound impact of these events on Indigenous communities, revealing the stories of resilience and loss intertwined with this dark legacy.

      To Save the Man
    • After cheating the hangman twice--once after the Battle of Culloden in Scotland and again at Marshalsea Prison--Jamie MacGillivray is sentenced to indentured servitude in colonial America where he teams up with a poor village girl similarly sentenced through serfdom, revolt, escape, and romantic entanglements

      Jamie Macgillivray
    • Rich layers of shale oil are discovered under Yellow Earth, North Dakota and the neighboring Three Nations Indian reservation. All hell breaks loose.

      Yellow Earth
    • Los Gusanos

      • 473pages
      • 17 heures de lecture
      3,5(90)Évaluer

      "Set in Miami in 1981 but spanning six decades of a family's life in Cuba and the United States, Los Gusanos portrays a range of characters - old and young, black and white, men and women - all struggling to make a life in their adopted country while haunted by memories of their lost island." -- back cover.

      Los Gusanos
    • Letterhead and logo design 7

      • 208pages
      • 8 heures de lecture
      3,4(24)Évaluer

      This latest edition in the best-selling annual Letterhead & Logo Design series features innovative and exciting work from well-known design leaders, new design firms, and cutting-edge artists. From logos to letterheads, business cards to envelopes, the creative techniques portrayed in this broad range of work will inspire new design solutions for age-old challenges. Design firms and their clients will find this an invaluable resource for inspiring ideas that grab the viewer's attention and create a lasting impression.

      Letterhead and logo design 7