MySong:AMemoirofArt,Race,andDefiance

作者 Harry Belafonte著
出版社 KnopfDoubledayPublishingGroup
出版时间 2012年11月
ISBN 9780307473424
定价 205.40

内容简介

Aneloquentlytoldpersonalaccountofaneraofenormousculturalandpoliticalchange,whichrevealsHarryBelafonteasnotonlyoneofAmerica’sgreatestentertainers,butalsooneofourmostprofoundlyinfluentialactivists.HarryBelafontespenthischildhoodinbothHarlemandJamaica,wherethetoughnessofthecityandtheresilientspiritoftheCaribbeanlifestyleinstilledinhimatenacitytofacethehurdlesoflifehead-onandchannelhisangerintopositive,life-affirmingactions.HereturnedtoNewYorkCityafterservingintheNavyinWorldWarII,andfoundhiscallinginthetheater,beforetransitioningintoacareerasasingerandHollywoodleadingman.Duringthe1960scivilrightsmovement,BelafontebecameclosefriendswithMartinLutherKing,Jr.andusedhiscelebrityasaplatformforhisactivismincivilrightsandcountlessotherpoliticalandsocialcauses.MySongtellstheinspiringstoryofastartlinglyoriginalandpowerfulentertainerwhohasalwaysengagedfiercelywiththeissuesofhisday.,

作者简介

HarryBelafonte’s1956albumCalypsomadehimthefirstartistinhistorytosellmorethanonemillionLPs.HehaswonbothaTonyAwardandanEmmy,andhewasawardedtheNationalMedalofArtsbyPresidentClinton.HehasservedasaUNICEFGoodwillAmbassadorandistherecipientofKennedyCenterHonorsforexcellenceintheperformingarts.HecurrentlyresidesinNewYorkCitywithhiswife,Pamela.MichaelShnayerson,alongtimecontributingeditortoVanityFair,istheauthorofIrwinShaw;TheCarThatCould;TheKillersWithin,coauthoredwithMarkJ.Plotkin,andCoalRiver,whichrecountedtheeffortsofAppalachianlawyersandgrassrootsgroupstostopthedevastatingpracticeofmountaintopcoalremovalinsouthernWestVirginia.Shnayerson’spassionforthoseenvironmentalactivistswasonereasonHarryBelafontechosehimtocollaborateonhisautobiography.ShnayersonlivesinBridgehampton,NewYork,withhisdaughter,Jenna.,,,

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