{"product_id":"the-last-dream-pedro-almodovar","title":"The Last Dream (Pedro Almodóvar)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate and mischievous story collection, bursting with desire and playful humour,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efrom legendary film director Pedro Almodóvar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A major literary talent' \u003c\/b\u003eKAVEH AKBAR, author of \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Akin to a Spanish Angela Carter' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Dream\u003c\/i\u003e brings together twelve stories from legendary film director Pedro Almodóvar's personal archive. Delivering a tantalising glimpse into Almodóvar's world, together they reflect his most intimate obsessions, as well as his daring evolution as an artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging from a beautiful chronicle of the death of Almodóvar's mother in 'The Last Dream', to a love story between Jesus and Barabbas, a cult film director out in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend, the original story behind the film \u003ci\u003eBad Education,\u003c\/i\u003e and a gothic tale of a repentant vampire, these mischievous stories delight and surprise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A heady mix of factual and fictitious, befitting of one of cinema's most imaginative storytellers' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Keenly observed and spiritually sumptuous' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEMPIRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Frank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Readers love \u003ci\u003eTHE LAST DREAM\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dive into a world where vibrant characters and deep emotions come to life on the page'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intriguing blend of the personal, thoughts, his remarkable professional film career and more from the superb Pedro Almodóvar'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Colourful characters and situations, a little madness. Warmth, humour and strangeness'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePedro Almodóvar\u003c\/b\u003e is a world-renowned, multi-award-winning film director and screenwriter whose many films include \u003ci\u003eWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTalk to Her\u003c\/i\u003e. Almodóvar has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and five Goya Awards.\n\u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish literary translator, writer and editor. He has translated more than a hundred French and Hispanic novels by authors including Michel Houellebecq, Patrick Modiano, Javier Cercas and Virginie Despentes. Over a career spanning more than twenty-five years, his work has twice earned him the Dublin Literary Award, he has been awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize on three occasions and the Premio Valle Inclán twice. Most recently, his translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers Guild\u003c\/i\u003e by Mathias Énard won the 2024 French-American Prize. He was the first translator to chair the jury for the International Booker Prize.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65775056355677,"sku":"K098535344","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9853534400001A.jpg?v=1788279590","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-last-dream-pedro-almodovar","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}