Martino Sclavi

Gebundenes Buch

The Finch in My Brain

How I Forgot How to Read But Found How to Live

Beschreibung

A memoir from the Italian-born, London-based film writer who was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage four brain cancer. Chronicles his subsequent treatment, including two operations, for one of which he had to remain awake throughout. Defying all predictions, he's still alive 5 years later, although he can no longer read, he continues to make up stories for his 8-year-old son. With a foreword by close friend and associate, Russell Brand.

Autor

At the age of 10, Martino Sclavi and his family moved from Rome to New York. Knowing little English, he spent his time in school learning to sew and type, skills that have now become essential. After studying political science, he moved to Berlin and played bass for a Krautrock band while at the Humboldt and Freie Universität. He completed his MA at Cambridge University, then moved to London where he mixed drinks in a bar in Brixton. After work, with his 35mm camera on his shoulder, he would wander the streets and tell the stories of his neighbourhood. Sclavi became a producer for a variety of documentaries and films. He has previously written articles and screenplays, but The Finch in My Brain is the first project he has typed into his computer without being able to read it back. Martino lives in London and Italy where he invents bedtime stories to carry his young son to his dreams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 154mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781473649712
• ISBN-10: 1473649714
• Artikelnr.: 47662517