Chronicle of the Unsung

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Author: Martin Edmond

ISBN-10: 1869403118

ISBN-13: 9781869403119

Category: Australian & New Zealand Literary Biography

The development of the artistic identity is revealed in this autobiography of an award-winning screenwriter. Anecdotes of travels and relationships with friends, roommates, and lovers are balanced with aesthetic encounters with artists such as Van Gogh, Gaugin, and Rimbaud. Episodes in Amsterdam, London, Sydney, Fiji, and New Zealand demonstrate the impact of place on the author's personal life. The nature of the creative personality and the process of writing an autobiography are explored in...

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The development of the artistic identity is revealed in this autobiography of an award-winning screenwriter. Anecdotes of travels and relationships with friends, roommates, and lovers are balanced with aesthetic encounters with artists such as Van Gogh, Gaugin, and Rimbaud. Episodes in Amsterdam, London, Sydney, Fiji, and New Zealand demonstrate the impact of place on the author's personal life. The nature of the creative personality and the process of writing an autobiography are explored in this artistic and personal revelation.Author Biography: Martin Edmond is the author of screenplays that were produced as feature films, including The Footstep Man, which was an official selection at the 1992 San Sebastian Film Festival and 1993 Fantasporto International Film Festival; Illustrious Energy, which won the Bronze Charybdis at the 1988 Taormina Film Festival and Best Film at the 1988 Hawaii Film Festival; and Terra Nova. He is the author of screenplays for short films, including Earth Angel, which won Best Screenplay at the 2003 Brekfest Festival and Philosophy, an official selection at the 1990 Montreal World Film Festival, 1999 Madrid Experimental Film Festival, 1999 Bilbao Documentary Film Festival, and 1999 International Short Film Festival. He is also the author of the books The Autobiography of My Father, Chemical Evolution, Houses, Days, Skies, The Resurrection of Philip Clairmont, and Streets of Music.