The Measure of a Man: A Memoir 男人的度量
- 作者
- 出版社 Simon & Schuster
- 出版时间 2001年7月
- ISBN 9780743403863
- 定价 111.60
内容简介
OneofthemostcaptivatingandinfluentialactorsinHollywoodwritesnotjustabouthislife,butaboutlifeitself.Inthisbeautifullywritten,candidmemoir,legendaryactorSidneyPoitierrevealsthespiritualdepth,passionandintellectualfervourthathasdrivenhisremarkablelife.PoitiercreditshischildhoodofpovertyonidyllicCatIslandintheBahamasforequippinghimwiththeunflinchingsenseofself-worth,familyvaluesandsimpleethicsthathehasneversincesurrenderedandthathavedramaticallyshapedhisworld.Justafewyearsafterhisintroductiontoindoorplumbingandtheautomobile,Poitierbrokecountlessbarrierstolaunchapioneeringcareerportrayingimportant,dignifiedcharactersinsomeofthemostmorallysignificantfilmsofthelate20thcentury.HisengagingmemoirspansatimeinAmericanhistoryfromsegregation,throughtheearlyCivilRightsconflicts,topresent-dayculturalstruggles.PoitiershareshisprovocativethoughtsonracisminHollywood,consumerismandthemedia,illnessandmortality,honouringahigherconsciousnessandpayingthepriceforartisticintegrity.Thisbookisapowerfultestamenttotherewardsofbeingtruetoone'sself,actingpassionatelyonone'sconvictionsandboldlywalkingontheedge.
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