Name: Lark and Termite (Vintage Contemporaries)
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Author: Phillips, Jayne Anne
ISBN: 9780375701931

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Lark and Termite (Vintage Contemporaries)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jayne Anne Phillips

Publisher

Vintage

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

Weight

0.75

ISBN

9780375701931

ISBN13

9780375701931

Synopsis "Lark and Termite (Vintage Contemporaries) "

Una introducción centrada sobre todo en el arte occidental y que aborda muchos de los movimientos, estilos y aportes más importantes del arte desde la prehistoria hasta la actualidad. Se brindan análisis de algunas de las obras artísticas más importantes producidas por los creadores más revolucionarios y se ocupa de muchos de los temas, materiales y métodos de los artistas. Se explora una gran variedad de invenciones, ideas, influencias y enfoques de artistas de todas las épocas.Una nueva e innovadora introducción, por tanto, a la cuestión del arte. Se analizan cincuenta obras clave, desde las pinturas rupestres de Lascaux hasta las instalaciones contemporáneas, y se relacionan con los movimientos, los temas y las técnicas más importantes del arte.

Jayne Anne Phillips

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Jayne Anne Phillips (West Virginia, USA, 1952) is an acclaimed writer and professor. She has held teaching positions at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University and Boston University, and has published anthologies, novels, short stories, and essays.

Her literary work includes “Black Tickets” (1979), a collection of stories that established her as a distinctive voice in American literature. “Machine Dreams” (1984), and “Lark and Termite” (2009), nominated for the National Book Award. Her most recent novel, “Night Watch” (2023), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2024.

Phillips has been awarded the Pushcart Prize and the Fels Prize from the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses for her book “Sweethearts”, and in 2024 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Her work has been translated into more than ten languages, consolidating her international recognition.

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