Satie Seen Through His Letters: Art of Literary Translation

by Ornella Volta and Erik Satie

Book Overview

This whimsical book about the eccentric Parisian composer Erik Alfred Leslie Satie (1866-1925) confirms his position as one of the most bizarre personalities in music history. Gathered by a determined iconographer, thedirector of the Satie Foundation in Paris, and arranged somewhat chronologically by topic, such as "Friends," and "Lawsuits," these lettersto Cocteau, Debussy, Milhaud, Picasso, Ravel and Stravinsky, among others,many of which have not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071452980X
• ISBN13: 9780714529806
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 8.7"