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Chelsea Hotel. Viaggio Nel Palazzo Dei Sogni (2013)

by Sherill Tippins(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

8859204577 (ISBN13: 9788859204572)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

EDT

review 1: At the time that Sherill Tippins was completing her thoroughly researched and magnificently presented biography of the Chelsea Hotel, it had come under new ownership and was being remodelled, home to a greatly reduced number of residents. This provided an opportune moment to look back on the history of the building from its conception in 1884 as a cooperative which would house a group of people from dissimilar backgrounds in order to form a new community, to its transformation into a hotel during the following century, and one of the most important single places in the world for the development of art and culture that has been seen.Antonin Dvorak, Arthur Miller, Thomas Wolfe, Patti Smith, Brendan Behan, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Arthur C Clarke, William Burroughs, Allen Gin... moresberg, Leonard Cohen - the list of residents just goes on. Cultural and counter-cultural icons who changed the way we look at the world all found themselves living at the Chelsea Hotel for a period of their lives, where the unique atmosphere created by the understanding and somewhat heroic management, enabled them to create their masterpieces. Alongside the creation came destructive forces, with frequent fires, overdoses and murders, all contributing to a fascinating story, and a worthy successor to Tippins's previous, brilliant, book 'February House'.
review 2: "Only at the Chelsea could a half-open package of hashish arrive in the mail from France and be delivered to the addressee's room with no questions asked." What a treat to read this book. This was my second attempt to start it and I'm so happy I stayed with each page with renewed anticipation. I will say the first 60 pages are a slow go, but once you understand what the Chelsea is, you cannot wait to read the next intimate story so artfully told by Ms.Tippins.This was pure, true entertainment. So well written that you started to collect the residents of the Chelsea as dear friends. I feel like part of the group and will remember this story for years to come. less

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