{"product_id":"sergey-prokofiev-diaries-19241933-9780571380909","title":"Sergey Prokofiev Diaries 19241933","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third and final volume of Prokofiev's \u003ci\u003eDiaries\u003c\/i\u003e covers the years 1924 to 1933 when he was living in Paris. Intimate accounts of the successes and disappointments of a great creative artist at the heart of the European arts world between the two world wars jostle with witty and trenchant commentaries on the personalities who made up this world. The \u003ci\u003eDiaries\u003c\/i\u003e document the complex emotional inner world of a Russian exile uncomfortably aware of the nature of life in Stalin's Russia yet increasingly persuaded that his creative gifts would never achieve full maturity separated from the culture, people and land of his birthplace. Since even Prokofiev knew that the USSR was hardly the place to commit inner reflections to paper, the \u003ci\u003eDiaries\u003c\/i\u003e come to an end after June 1933 although it would be another three years before he, together with his wife and children, finally exchanged the free if materially uncertain life of a cosmopolitan Parisian celebrity for Soviet citizenshi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The third and final instalment of Prokofiev's diaries . . . in AnthonyPhillips's excellently clear translation . . . These diaries are addictive andthe effect of not seeing the life through his eyes anymore is a wrench . . . Astupendous work.' - Alexander Waugh, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Should appeal well beyond Prokofiev's immediate fan base to readers intriguedby the siren song of Christian Science and \/ or sympatheticoutsider's take on the Diaghilev set.' - David Gutman, \u003ci\u003eGramphone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403139326295,"sku":"9780571380909","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571380909.jpg?v=1730482541","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sergey-prokofiev-diaries-19241933-9780571380909","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}