Núria Añó

Gabriele is an actress who, as her career approaches its end, takes a trip to the city where she spent her adolescence. Her sudden visit awakens something unexpected in two of her friends, who see in her an escape from their grey, monotonous days. Through her friends, the actress sees the life she could have had. The burden of fame has been pursuing her for forty years, and only one thing is evident: this trip awakens passions and changes the lives of everyone she visits. "What Núria Añó gives us in this book is a piece of real life, dissected with the razor-sharp scalpel of her writing. This work contains great use of language and style. The novel is not easy, either its subject or its style, but it is very interesting and, in my opinion, is one of the great promises of contemporary Catalan writing."—Dr Àngels Santa in L'Ull crític, No. 15-16

Lowering Clouds

"The Salon of Exiled Artists in California" is a biography of Salka Viertel, a Jewish actress who emigrated to Hollywood and was popularly known as the screenwriter of the Swedish actress Greta Garbo. Besides, she had a salon in Santa Monica, California, which was attended by a large part of the European intelligentsia in exile. Salka was a very modern and interesting woman for her time who should be recognized as such. The book deals with topics such as Salka Viertel's alleged bisexuality and the number of friends she had, to name but a few: Albert Einstein, Charles Chaplin, Sergei Eisenstein, F. W. Murnau, Max Reinhardt, Arnold Schönberg, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, Greta Garbo, Montgomery Clift... Also, like Gertrude Stein and other notorious women, she had her literary salon through which writers like Truman Capote, Christopher Isherwood, Gore Vidal and many other writers passed. Other themes she covers are the Berlin of the 1920s; the transition from silent to spoken film, as seen from the Mecca of Hollywood. Then, the rise of Hitler and what it meant for the Jewish condition; the exile of those intellectuals who could not return to their respective countries because of the Second World War. Later, the Cold War and the witch-hunt against communism. The truth is that the background to the life of Salka Viertel and her circle of friends encompasses the great events of the 20th century. With this project, the author was awarded the Shanghai Writing Program (China, 2016) and the Baltic Centre (Sweden, 2017) residency grants. REVIEW: "A very interesting story and I think even in these very current times since in my eyes we have not made much progress on the issue of acceptance of 'interpersonal feelings' in general. A great and extremely interesting book about Hollywood in the thirties and forties about the influence of artists from European countries such as Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, England, Ukraine and others. An extensive and high-quality research project resulting in an in-depth account of many well-known and famous personalities and their interpersonal relationships."-Joannes W. M. Groenewege, translator. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Núria Añó (Lleida, 1973) is a Catalan writer. Part of her work has been translated into Spanish, French, English, Italian, German, Polish, Chinese, Latvian, Portuguese, Dutch and Greek. Her novel "Els nens de l'Elisa" (2006) was the third finalist in the 24th Ramon Llull Prize. This was followed by "L'escriptora morta" (["The Dead Writer" 2020], 2008), "Núvols baixos" (["Lowering Clouds, 2020], 2009) and "La Mirada del fill" (2012). Her biography on Salka Viertel "El salon de los artistas exiliados en California" ("The Salon of Exiled Artistas in California", 2020) is the result of three years of research and her most recent work. She won the 18th Joan Fuster Award for Narrative Ciutat d'Almenara, the fourth international writing award 2018 Shanghai Get-Together and has been awarded prestigious international grants: Nuoren Voiman Liitto (Finland, 2016), Shanghai Writing Program (China, 2016), Baltic Centre (Sweden, 2017), IWTCR (Greece, 2017), Krakow UNESCO City of Literature (Poland, 2018), IWTH (Latvia, 2019) and IWP (China, 2020). More information at www.nuriaanyo.com.

Salka Viertel Took in Actors, Prominent Intellectuals and Anonymous People in Exile Fleeing from Nazism

The Salon of Exiled Artists in California

ΣΥΝΟΨΗ: "Το σαλόνι των εξόριστων καλλιτεχνών στην Καλιφόρνια" είναι μια βιογραφία της φιγούρας της Σάλκα Βίρτελ, μιας Εβραίας ηθοποιού που μετανάστευσε στο Χόλυγουντ και ήταν γνωστή ως σεναριογράφος της Σουηδέζας ηθοποιού Γκρέτα Γκάρμπο. Επιπλέον, είχε ένα σαλόνι στη Σάντα Μόνικα, Καλιφόρνια, στο οποίο παρευρίσκονταν πολλοί ευρωπαίοι διανοούμενοι στην εξορία. Η Σάλκα ήταν μια πολύ μοντέρνα και ενδιαφέρουσα για την εποχή γυναίκα που πρέπει να είναι γνωστή όπως της αξίζει. Στο βιβλίο παρουσιάζονται ποικίλα και ενδιαφέροντα θέματα της εποχής άμεσα συνδεδεμένα με τα μεγάλα γεγονότα του 20ού αιώνα. Με αυτό το έργο η συγγραφέας απέκτησε τις υποτροφίες διαμονής του Προγράμματος Συγγραφής της Σαγκάης (Κίνα, 2016) και του Βαλτικού Κέντρου (Σουηδία, 2017).

Η Σάλκα Βίρτελ καλωσόρισε ηθοποιούς και διανοούμενους που ξέφυγαν από τον ναζισμό

Το σαλόνι των εξόριστων καλλιτεχνών στην Καλιφόρνια

Η Γαβριέλα είναι μια ηθοποιός που, όταν η καριέρα της φτάνει στο τέλος της, πραγματοποιεί ένα ταξίδι στην πόλη όπου πέρασε την εφηβεία της. Η ξαφνική επίσκεψή της αιφνιδιάζει δυο από τις φίλες της, που βλέπουν σε εκείνη ένα είδος διαφυγής από πολλές γκρι και μονότονες ημέρες. Επίσης η ηθοποιός μπορεί να διαισθανθεί μέσω εκείνων τη ζωή που θα μπορούσε να είχε. Αντί αυτού, το βάρος της φήμης την καταδιώκει εδώ και σαράντα χρόνια και μόνο ένα πράγμα μοιάζει προφανές: αυτό το ταξίδι ξυπνάει παλιά πάθη και αναστατώνει τις ζωές όλων όσων επισκέπτεται. "Η Νούρια Ανιό μας παρουσιάζει ένα κομμάτι πραγματικής ζωής, διαμελισμένο με το φίνο νυστέρι της γραφής της. Η νουβέλα είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα και αποτελεί μια από τις μεγάλες υποσχέσεις της σύγχρονης καταλανικής αφήγησης."—L'Ull crític

Χαμηλά σύννεφα

Anna é uma escritora de idade mediana que criou sua filha sozinha. Na atualidade, Berta cresceu e as dúvidas que teria sobre conhecer seu pai, a quem só havia visto em uma fotografia, aumentam quando a relação que mantém com seu namorado entra em crise. Hans trabalha em uma fábrica e tem uma irmã, Clara, uma jovem incompreendida que vive obcecada por um tipo que dirige uma moto amarela. É porém, antes de tudo, a história de Anna Flieder, que quando opta por escrever um livro de estilo mais biográfico, a inspiração a visita e toma a forma daquele homem a quem abandonou há anos. “Na história se observa o processo de criação da literatura [...] É uma obra dirigida a quem gosta de ler e se deixa absorver pela leitura, porque deixa muita imaginação, e há muitas coisas que se intuem.” -La Mañana “A escritora morta é, portanto, um convite para aqueles que apreciam a maneira com que a Literatura reflete sobre si mesma em uma obra literária. Mas também representa a oportunidade de acompanhar personagens com sentimentos e em situações que nos provoca uma inevitável identificação. [...] O deleite de um texto literário que prima por uma linguagem metafórica e que sugere imagens capazes de revelar cenas cotidianas, mas que, muitas vezes, a vida, preenchida por múltiplas possibilidades, não nos permite enxergar.” -Dra. Alexandra Santos Pinheiro, Resonancias literarias, no. 153 “Este livro conta a história da escritora Anna, do seu mundo e das pessoas que a rodeiam. Anna vive a sua vida literária como se fosse a sua vida real, sofre um tipo de esquizofrenia quando os personagens de seus livros confrontam suas vidas no seu desejo de ver a luz.” -Debbie Garrick, Tradutora “A escritora morta, uma obra que apresenta não apenas a qualidade do seu trabalho como autora, como também o manuseio da fer

A escritora morta

Salka Viertel acolheu em seu exílio atores, intelectuais proeminentes e pessoas anônimas fugidas do nazismo. Biografia sobre a figura de Salka Viertel, uma atriz judia que emigrou para Hollywood e ficou popularmente conhecida como a roteirista da atriz Greta Garbo. Além disso, tinha um salão em Santa Mônica, Califórnia, ao qual ia grande parte da intelectualidade europeia no exílio. Salka foi uma mulher muito moderna e interessante para a época e que deve ser conhecida como merece. No libro aparecem temas como a suposta bissexualidade de Salka Viertel e a quantidade de reconhecido amigos que teve, citando apenas alguns: Albert Einstein, Charles Chaplin, Sergei Eisenstein, F. W. Murnau, Max Reinhardt, Arnold Schönberg, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, Greta Garbo, Montgomery Clift... Da mesma forma como Gertrude Stein e outras mulheres notórias, ela teve seu próprio salão literário pelo qual passaram escritores como Truman Capote, Christopher Isherwood, Gore Vidal e um longo etecetera. Outros temas que engloba são: a Berlim dos anos 20, a passagem do cinema mudo ao falado, visto a partir da Meca de Hollywood. Logo, a ascensão de Hitler e o que isso acarretou para a condição judia, devido à Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mais adiante a Guerra Fria e a caça às bruxas contra o comunismo. O certo é que a motivação da vida de Salka Viertel e do seu círculo de amigos engloba os grandes acontecimentos do século XX. Com tal projeto, a autora recebeu as bolsas de Shanghai Writing Program (China, 2016) e Baltic Centre (Suécia, 2017). “Um relato muito interessante e ainda penso nesses tempos como atuais, já que aos meus olhos, não avançamos muito na questão da aceitação dos “sentimentos interpessoais” em geral. Um grande livro, extremamente importante sobre a Hollywood dos anos trinta e quarenta e a influência de artistas de países eur

Salka Viertel acolheu no exílio atores e intelectuais proeminentes fugidos do nazismo

O salão dos artistas exilados na Califórnia

Paula ist eine Kindergärtnerin, die keine Kinder bekommen kann und zusammen mit ihrem Mann ein rothaariges Baby, Daniel, adoptiert. Nach einigen Jahren bricht die biologische Mutter in diese idyllische Umgebung ein und reißt die bis dahin herrschende Ruhe auseinander. In verschiedenen Lebensphasen, von der Ankunft des Kindes im Haus bis zu seiner Volljährigkeit, führt uns Der Blick des Sohnes durch verschiedene Persönlichkeiten und deren Beziehungen. Ein Beispiel dafür ist die Persönlichkeit der Großmutter – eine Frau von Charakter mit einer besonderen Vorliebe für diesen Enkel – und deren problematische Beziehung mit der eigenen Tochter, Paula, die die Verkörperung schwieriger Beziehungen zwischen Müttern und Töchtern darstellt. Dann ist da auch Sophie, eine junge Frau, die plötzlich mit dem Erwachen der Jugend erscheint... Mit dem klassischen Tanz als Hintergrund nehmen wir an einer Liebesgeschichte teil, die das Vor- und Nachher kennzeichnet und in der alle viel mehr gemeinsam haben als es scheint. „Diese interessante Geschichte lässt uns nicht gleichgültig, denn sie ist eine Einladung zur Besinnung in einer Welt, in der die Banalität ihr Reich ausübt.” – L'Ull crític, Sprach- und Literaturzeitschrift Nr. 17 und 18.

Der Blick des Sohnes

Anna is a middle-aged writer who has bought up her daughter alone. In the present Berta is grown up, and the desire to meet her father, who she has only ever seen in a photograph, increases as her relationship with her boyfriend reaches crisis point. Hans works in a factory and has a sister, Clara, a misunderstood girl who is infatuated with this guy who rides a motorbike. But, above all, this is the story of Anna Flieder, who decides to write a more biographic-style novel and her inspiration takes the form of the man who abandoned her all those years ago. "The story shows the process of creation of a literary work (...) It’s a novel aimed at those who like to read, those who let themselves be absorbed into the reading because it requires a lot of imagination and there are lots of things which are just hinted at." -La Mañana "This book tells the story of Anna, a writer, and the world and lives of the people around her. Anna lives her literary life as her real one, suffering from a kind of schizophrenia as the characters in her books collide with her life in their desire to see the light. The original was published in Spain in 2008." -Debbie Garrick, Translator "The Dead Writer is, in essence, an invitation to all those who enjoy the way that literature reflects itself within a literary work. But it also represents the opportunity to follow other characters with feelings in situations that inevitably provoke recognition. [...] A delightful literary text which stands out with metaphorical language and suggests images that are capable of depicting daily scenes containing a multitude of possibilities that often, life does not let us see." -Dr Alexandra Santos Pinheiro, Resonancias Literarias, no. 153 "The Dead Writer, a novel which not only demonstrates the author's skill but also how we see her handling of the essential tool of all w

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