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Pink - Hardcover

Van Sant, Gus

 
9780385488280: Pink
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385488289 ISBN 13: 9780385488280
Verlag: Nan A. Talese, 1997

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In the town of Sasquatch, Oregon, Spunky Davis, middle-aged maker of infomercials, is trying to find his next assignment, finish the screenplay that he hopes will bring him Hollywood glory, and deal with the death of his friend and favorite infomercial presenter, the teen idol Felix Arroyo. Enter two young aspiring filmmakers, Jack and Matt, whom Spunky finds strangely familiar - especially as Jack bears an uncanny resemblance to the late Felix. But Jack and Matt are not what they appear to be; they are messengers from a dimension beyond time known as Pink, and they invite Spunky to join them on their voyage of transcendence and recovery.
Using every means the printed page offers to tell his tale - a delirious array of voices signified by different typefaces, a flip cartoon that animates the novel's action, footnotes, and drawings - Gus Van Sant turns the novel into an explosively visual experience, a captivating combination of texture and text.

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In the town of Sasquatch, Oregon, Spunky Davis, middle-aged maker of infomercials, is trying to find his next assignment, finish the screenplay that he hopes will bring him Hollywood glory, and deal with the death of his friend and favorite infomercial presenter, the teen idol Felix Arroyo. Enter two young aspiring filmmakers, Jack and Matt, whom Spunky finds strangely familiar - especially as Jack bears an uncanny resemblance to the late Felix. But Jack and Matt are not what they appear to be; they are messengers from a dimension beyond time known as Pink, and they invite Spunky to join them on their voyage of transcendence and recovery. Using every means the printed page offers to tell his tale - a delirious array of voices signified by different typefaces, a flip cartoon that animates the novel's action, footnotes, and drawings - Gus Van Sant turns the novel into an explosively visual experience, a captivating combination of texture and text.

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is one of America's most original and celebrated filmmakers, whose credits include three films already considered classics: <i>Drugstore Cowboy,</i> which anticipated the current 90s revival; <i>My Own Private Idaho,</i> with River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves; and <i>To Die For,</i> a black comedy that was a critical and box-office success. With <i>Pink,</i> Gus Van Sant brings his unique and playful genius to the novel, and the result is both delirious and disarmingly tender.<br><br><br><br>In Sasquatch, Oregon, Spunky Davis, middle-aged maker of infomercials, is trying to find his next assignment, finish the screenplay that he hopes will bring him Hollywood glory, and deal with the death of his friend and favorite infomercial presenter, the teen idol Felix Arroyo. Enter two young aspiring filmmakers, Jack and Matt, who captivate Spunky--especially as Jack bears an uncanny resemblance to the late Felix. But Jack and Matt are not what they appear to be--and are about

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Verlag
Nan A. Talese
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0385488289
ISBN 13 
9780385488280
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
259
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