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The way the book has been put together, with essays from different people from around the world, is an interesting set up I have never experienced before. The way each author writes about their unique experiences with suppression of the arts in their countries, the tragedy of forgetfulness and the danger of expression (Not just World War One) makes for a fascinating read.
Short stories at the time period of WWI, but the stories are not necessarily war stories: viniettes of character's lives at the time.
This book uses Robert Graves title of his World War I memoir to explore the impact of the War on various countries around the world that had soldiers who fought in it. The essay writers are from 11 different countries and their essays are quite good, even if they don't address the War directly. Some essays address the War directly; while other explore other issues of history or silence about it in their own countries. I am not sure how well it addresses the War but the essays are worth reading n...
This is a well written book. Some of the authors are more direct than other about the War and it's effect. Some authors seem to not have any relevance. It is just that it's more subtle. I enjoyed it but wouldn't rush to read it again.
definitely a must read for every writer, for every artist.I especially enjoyed the reflections of not only the centenary but the internalizedconflict, both collective and personal of creators.
some quotes that i marked in this collection of articles:"The way we live is not a law of gravity; it is propositional. We can change the story because we are the story."Jeanette Winterson, Writing on the Wall. "What are our human needs? Love and friendship, family life, education, intellectual pursuit, sport, enquiry, curiosity, books, music, art in all its changing shapes and forms. We will all have things we want to add here, but the common denominator is creativity."Jeanette Winterson, Writi...
Comfortable read in a long time. Very readable.I honestly expected it to be more about the First World War, but the essays do not touch on it so much -- the war almost seems gratuitous to other things that each writer talks about. Nonetheless, it provided me with new writers to explore...The world is big, so I thought, reading this on a German subway.
Robert Graves was one of the first few books I read about WW1. Brilliant. Maybe 25 years ago and I'm still fascinated by how much I wasn't taught at my University. So moving. I'm still reading about it.
Interesting idea, but not altogether successful in execution, this collection of short stories and essays features contemporary writers reflecting on WWI and other world conflicts that have informed their lives and their work. It probably speaks better to a community of writers and artists than to a general population. Some of it was lost on me.
Jeanette Winterson. That's all.
A series of essays on war, and writing about the experience. Most but not all deal with the First World War. An excellent range of perspectives, the strongest more than made up for the weaker entries in my experience.
The sum is less than its parts...In her short introduction to this collection of essays, Lavinia Greenlaw tells us that, a hundred years on from WW1, the contributors, all prominent writers, were asked to consider what it means to have your life and your identity as an artist shaped by conflict. “They were asked to consider the loss of literary innocence or ideals, the discovery of new ones, the question of artistic freedom, and what it means to embrace new imperatives or to negotiate imposed...
Anthologies / collections are usually a mixed bag - this one was overwhelmingly good, though the texts varied in how "strictly" they were tied to the core topic (WWI and its aftermath). Very enjoyable, and it made me think about some of the knowledge gaps and biases I didn't even know I had.
1914: Goodbye to All That was commissioned by 14-18 NOW, World War I Centenary Art Commissions and edited by Lavinia Greenlaw. It contains essays and stories by Ali Smith, Kamila Shamsie, Daniel Kehlmann, Aleš Šteger, Elif Shafak, NoViolet Bulawayo, Erwin Mortier, Xiaolu Guo, Colm Tóibín, and Jeanette Winterson. Most of the pieces have to do with World War I, but others are about other conflicts. The subtitle explains that this collection is really about writers reflecting on the shortfalls of a...
Phenomenal collection of stories.
