Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Paperback , pages. Published January 1st by Gallimard Education first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
Lists with This Book. Does it show in my eyes? Having witnessed the painful death of a loved one to this dise "My blood, unmasked, everywhere and forever, naked around the clock, when I'm walking in the street, taking public transport, the constant target of an arrow aimed at me wherever I go.
Having witnessed the painful death of a loved one to this disease , it surprised me that I'd even consider picking this book up. Well, morbid curiosity got a hold of me really after I watched a documentary on Foucault in which there was mention of a friend of his documented his final months before succumbing to AIDS. It makes you feel a lot of compassion for the gay community must have felt frightened when it looked like this disease was only affecting them.
It takes you into the world of pseudoscience and medical quackery when doctors just had no idea how to cure the disease.
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I found myself very much affected by this book. It definitely had a lot to do with my personal experiences but it was more than that. Being a healthy person the book made me realize how everything changes when you get seriously ill. Relationships change, your body changes, your goals may change, the way you look at life as well. How would we live if we were given such a death sentence?
How can you live knowing your body isn't yours anymore? This book is such a naked exposure of Guibert's self, his fears, vulnerability, despair and so on. I really felt like I was intruding.
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There were some explicit scenes of course, and it was brutal at times. Not an easy read because of the subject matter but one that I'd recommend. The story will stay with you. View all 27 comments. May 11, Saxon rated it it was amazing. Guibert's world seems to be losing color as his t-cell count continues to drop and friends all around him become the victim of this new and strange disease that seems to only target homosexuals. The words make you feel his fatigue, his empty stomach as he waits in line for another shot in the arm to see how low his count is, his frustration, delusion, and despair.
All the while the sentenc i read the first seventy-five pages of this book while sitting in an ER waiting room All the while the sentences become lengthier and comma-ridden as if they are in search of an escape or an answer themselves. Based on his own life, some may criticize this book as being a bit self-serving and it may be. However, that only humanizes the portrayal of the characters to such a realistic point that we are forced to reflect upon ourselves, see things we knew to always be there but didn't want to admit, and give credit to Guibert's sharp insight and relentless honesty for exposing such.
Apr 20, Nora Dillonovich rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Guibert's writing is so compelling. There are these long long sentences that flow with perfect rhythm: Swooped from beneath, not too heavy to be lifted and then swirled around and practically blinded, only to be dropped, minutes later on terra not so firma, which is where I am, having finished the book this afternoon. Now I feel compelled to read a bio about Foucault, now my curiosity is peaked about Guibert's film made during Guibert's writing is so compelling.
Now I feel compelled to read a bio about Foucault, now my curiosity is peaked about Guibert's film made during his final weeks. I will read 'Compassion Protocol' and become better acquainted with this much talked about man, this voyeur, this cherub, who was, according to Wikipedia, the 'Andy Warhol of AIDS'. View all 3 comments. Un pugno allo stomaco. Ma i suoi valori non sono abbastanza buoni, e l'amico che potrebbe aiutarlo non lo fa con ragioni motivate.
Non so se per lui sia stato un conforto scrivere, o solo Un pugno allo stomaco. Non so se per lui sia stato un conforto scrivere, o solo un modo per anestetizzare la mente in attesa della fine. This was one of those books that I read back in high school, during a time in which, as a depressed gay teenager, I was particularly interested in morbid, lurid subject matter. To me, it has kind of become a second closet in today's culture. I was, however, reminded of Guibert's literary existence recently and decided to re-visit this one, as well as finally get around to reading the rest of the translated material.
Upon delving into this one a second t This was one of those books that I read back in high school, during a time in which, as a depressed gay teenager, I was particularly interested in morbid, lurid subject matter.
The catalogue text by Apollinaire reads:. Without poets and without artists, men would swiftly become bored by the monotony of natural order.
The sublime concept of the Universe which they have would collapse with headlong suddenness. The order which seems to exist in nature, and which is merely an effect of art, would simultaneously evaporate. Everything would be dissolved in chaos. No more seasons, no more life even, and impotent darkness would reign for all time.
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Poets and artists together define the character of their age, and what is to come pliantly disposes itself according to their precepts. Together, these two important exhibitions curated by Paul Guillaume redefined the spirit and direction of Modernist art in the aftermath of World War I.
The publishing business was carried out from premises at 23, rue Lavoisier. In this capacity, between and Devambez published around 70 general books, mostly illustrated, of which a selection of key titles is listed below. Chimot was among the artists who carried the Symbolist aesthetic forward into the age of Art Deco. The s were his heyday. This was when his own art was at its most powerful and original, and also when his influence throughout the Parisian art world was most strongly felt.
Each copy of this catalogue was numbered and signed by Chimot to a named recipient. As almost all the books are already listed as out-of-print and unobtainable, the catalogue is not a sales pitch, but a record of achievement. To make the books, the publisher bound up existing proof pages, to distribute to those most interested:. In order to construct a catalogue in this way, all copies of the book must be unique in their content. Devambez may have regretted the extra expense involved in creating this exquisite calling card, as the Wall Street Crash and subsequent Depression devastated his market.
No one would be buying, or bankrolling, projects such as these in the s. Some announced books seem to have been cancelled. The chatelaine of the village took an interest in the talented boy, but was horrified by his desire to be an artist. Chimot drew from the wide range of artists from round the world who had settled in Paris in the s: See References for sources of this listing. Devambez was a pioneering advertising agency. They produced posters, catalogues for instance a catalogue for Chrysler designed by Valerio , and adverts. An article in the Commercial Art Magazine in May notes that Devambez had already discovered the secrets of creating a brand: From to Devambez had an exclusive contract with one of the leading poster artists of the day, Leonetto Cappiello.
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Devambez also produced books for clients such as railway and shipping companies. These luxurious productions were not for sale, but were given away as promotional items. One typical item, an Art Deco-style guide to fashionable Paris complete with a "List of firms recommended", was published for the French State Railways. The title is …and blondes prefer Paris. Four letters, twenty-two postcards, two night letters and one cable from his sweet, sweet Annabel Flowers to her darling, darling, George Sabran.
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La Maison Devambez became intimately connected with the other grand houses of fashionable Paris. Marcel Duhayon designed luxury hotels in Paris: Most crucial of all these contacts was with the fashion designer Paul Poiret. In , Poiret and Devambez collaborated on the most luxurious all the de-luxe Devambez books, entitled Pan: