{"product_id":"wordy","title":"Wordy","description":"\u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eWordy \u003c\/i\u003eis about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything a rich sense of the human comedy and the ways it plays through historical time.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It's also a reflection on writers who have been shamelessly gloried in verbal abundance; the performing tumble of language - those who have especially inspired me - Dickens and Melville; Joyce and Marquez.’ \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Schama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Simon Schama\u003c\/b\u003e has been at the forefront of \u003cb\u003ethe arts\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epolitical commentary\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003esocial analysis\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ehistorical study\u003c\/b\u003e for over forty years. As a teacher of Art History and an award-winning television presenter of iconic history-based programming, Simon is equally a prolific bestselling writer and award-winning columnist for many of the world’s foremost publishers, broadsheet newspapers, periodicals and magazines.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His commissioned subjects over the years have been numerous and wide ranging – from the music of\u003cb\u003e Tom Waits\u003c\/b\u003e, to the works of \u003cb\u003eSir Quentin Blake\u003c\/b\u003e; the history of \u003cb\u003ethe colour blue\u003c\/b\u003e, to discussing what skills an actor needs to create a unique performance of \u003cb\u003eFalstaff\u003c\/b\u003e. Schama’s tastes are wide-ranging as they are eloquent, incisive, witty and thought provoking and have entertained and educated the readers of some of the world’s most respected publications - the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWordy\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of one of the world’s foremost writers\u003c\/b\u003e. This collection of \u003cb\u003efifty essays\u003c\/b\u003e chosen by the man himself stretches across four decades and is a treasure trove for all those who have a passion for the arts, politics, food and life.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317470404990,"sku":"NW9781471180125","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471180125.jpg?v=1778251850","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/wordy","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}