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Correspondentie tussen de beide Nederlandse schrijvers uit de periode 1947-1959.

Na een turbulente relatie van dertien jaar gaan twee mensen uit Buenos Aires uit elkaar.

Levensverhaal van een kapitein bij de zeesleepvaart, die zo opgaat in zijn beroep dat dit de gehele mens opeist terwijl hij vecht voor gezonde sociale toestanden in dit bij uitstek nationale bedrijf.

Ongecensureerde tekstgetrouwe stripversie van het eerste Bijbelboek Genesis.

De cultuur van de stad Praag rond 1900.

This second edition, like the earlier first edition, introduces some of the main varieties of Chinese as found before and after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. While continuing to stress the basic importance of the traditional usages, such as the regular characters to be found in all materials published before the adoption of the simplified forms in 1956 and still in use in some areas, the present revision goes further in contrasting variant usages and in providing additional material relevant to the PRC.
Closely related with the author's Beginning Chinese and its companion volume, Character Text for Beginning Chinese, this text is based on a new approach which not only takes into account the advantages of the oral-aural method but gets the student more quickly into material that he is likely to encounter in actual written Chinese. Unique features are the emphasis on compounds and their extensive use in various types of exercises. The 1,200 combinations are based on 400 characters; in all, the book contains 120,000 characters of running text. All compounds appear in illustrative sentences accompnied by English translations, in dialogues as a means of audio-lingual reinforcement, and in narrative or expository form. Additional exercises include maps, booksellers' book lists, correspondence, poems, table of contents, and brief passages from the works of outstanding writers such as Sun Yatsen, Hu Shih, Mao Tse-tung, and Lu Hsun. Supplementary lessons present reading material using the simiplified characters adopted in mainland China.
To suit the needs of the beginner, characters are introduced in large size, and tables indicate the sequence of strokes used in their formation. In addition to a pinyin index, there are three summary charts in which the characters are arranged by lesson, by number of strokes, and by radical. A fourth chart contrasts regular and simplified characters; a fifth chart presents variant forms of the same chracter. Because of the large characters and extensive material, the book is issued in two volumes, Part I and Part II. This work was supported by a contract with the United States Office of Education.
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De tentoonstelling Russia XXI toont een overzicht van de moderne en hedendaagse beeldhouwkunst uit Rusland. In samenwerking met het National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) te Moskou, is een keuze van 37 kunstenaars, duo's en groepen gemaakt, die hun werk o.a. op het Lange Voorhout te Den Haag en in museum Beelden aan Zee zullen tonen. Het leeuwendeel van het werk is afkomstig uit Moskou. De tentoonstelling bevat werk uit de tumultueuze periode van na 1989 en toont de ontwikkelingen van de beeldhouwkunst tot nu toe. De Russische beeldhouwkunst houdt zich bezig met de eigen maatschappij, de wisseling van politieke en economische systemen, en het tegelijk beroemde en beruchte kunsthistorische verleden. Exhibition: Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague, Netherlands (28.05.-27.10.2013).

The first major exhibition to explore the influence of the Symbolist movement on Australian art at the turn of the 19th century. Rather than representing the real world, Symbolist artists sought to suggest altered realities as conjured by the mind. To evoke ideas, dreams and sensations, they envisaged poetic landscapes, femmes fatales, and figures drawn from spiritual and mythological terrains. The movement had an enormous impact across Europe in the late 1800s. While Australian painting from the period is best known for landscapes, figures of fantasy and mythology were an increasing presence. Australian Symbolism: the art of dreams brings together some 70 paintings, sculptures, photographs and decorative arts objects by expatriate Australians working in Europe and by artists here who used Symbolist themes to define Australian conditions. The exhibition features works by some of the era's most admired artists, including Charles Conder, Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts, Rupert Bunny, Bertram Mackennal and George Lambert - some rarely seen. It also investigates the crossover between Symbolist subjects and art nouveau style in Australia, including two seminal works by Sydney Long, the country's best-known exponent of art nouveau painting.--www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.

Drie zusters in het vooroorlogse Japan willen vasthouden aan tradities maar worden geconfronteerd met veranderende tijden.

Beschrijving van de geschiedenis van Tibet, de strijd van de Tibetanen om te overleven, het belang van de godsdienst en de bezetting van China en de gevolgen hiervan.

Tussen de gegoede bewoners van een modernistisch appartementencomplex en die van de omringende volkswijk ontstaan grote spanningen.

Painter of the loneliness of big-city people Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is considered the first important American painter in twentieth-century art. After decades of patient work, Hopper enjoyed a success and popularity that since the 1950s has continually grown.

In canvas after canvas he painted the loneliness of big-city people. Many of Hopper's pictures represent views of streets and roads, rooftops, and abandoned houses, depicted in a brilliant light that strangely belies the melancholy mood of the scenes.

Hopper's paintings are marked by striking juxtapositions of color, and by the clear contours with which the figures are demarcated from their surroundings. His extremely precise focus on the theme of modern men and women in the natural and man-made environment sometimes lends his pictures a mood of eerie disquiet. On the other hand, Hopper's renderings of rocky landscapes in warm brown hues, or his depictions of the seacoast, exude an unusual tranquillity that reveals another, more optimistic side of his character. About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features:

• a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
• a concise biography
• approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

The samurai were celebrated warriors, but they were also deeply spiritual men whose religious beliefs sustained and inspired their forays into battle. In this entirely original work, Stephen Turnbull, a leading authority on Japanese history and author of more than 50 books, reveals the soul of the samurai in a thoughtful exploration of the religions and philosophies that motivated them. Drawing inspiration from all manners of belief systems – from Japan's mainstream religions of Shinto and Buddhism, to Confucianism, Christianity, and Folk Religion – the samurai were fascinating men who often valued their honor above their lives.
THE SAMURAI AND THE SACRED is strikingly illustrated with lavish Japanese prints and vibrant photographs. A provocative study, it includes chapters on martial arts, modern militarism, the cult of the sword, revenge, suicide, hara kiri and kamikaze pilots. THE SAMURAI AND THE SACRED is a compelling read that provides insight into Japanese culture, philosophy, and warfare.

Gedichten van de Zuid-Afrikaanse schrijfster (1957- ) met vertaling.

Karikaturen van politici, schrijvers en andere bekende Nederlanders.

Leven en werk van de Franse kunstschilder.

Als een Indiase adjunct-redacteur toevallig het dagboek van een Amerikaanse vrouw vindt, raakt hij zo door de schrijfster geobsedeerd dat dit een wig drijft tussen hem en zijn vrouw. Bevat erotische passages.

Een door drie redacteuren van een Milanese uitgeverij bedacht occult complot achter de wereldgeschiedenis, dat aanvankelijk een middel tot amusement was, wordt een bedreiging voor lichaam en geest.