{"product_id":"wordy-by-simon-schama-9781471180125","title":"Wordy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWordy\u003c\/em\u003e is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything, a rich sense of the human comedy and the ways it plays through historical time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's also a reflection on writers who have been shamelessly gloried in verbal abundance; the performing tumble of language - those who have especially inspired me - Dickens and Melville; Joyce and Marquez.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Schama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSir Simon Schama has been at the forefront of the arts, political commentary, social analysis, and historical study for over forty years. As a teacher of Art History and an award-winning television presenter of iconic history-based programming, Simon is equally a prolific bestselling writer and award-winning columnist for many of the world’s foremost publishers, broadsheet newspapers, periodicals, and magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis commissioned subjects over the years have been numerous and wide-ranging – from the music of Tom Waits, to the works of Sir Quentin Blake; the history of the colour blue, to discussing what skills an actor needs to create a unique performance of Falstaff. Schama’s tastes are wide-ranging as they are eloquent, incisive, witty, and thought-provoking and have entertained and educated the readers of some of the world’s most respected publications - the \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWordy\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of one of the world’s foremost writers. This collection of fifty essays chosen by the man himself stretches across four decades and is a treasure trove for all those who have a passion for the arts, politics, food, and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601407525100,"sku":"9781471180125","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2a8de9795fb441646285ae4640028e70.jpg?v=1778042593","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wordy-by-simon-schama-9781471180125","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}