Michka Assayas is een Franse auteur, muziekjournalist en radio-presentator. In Frankrijk staat hij bekend om zijn rockrecensies en het in 2000 gepubliceerde Dictionnaire du rock, evenals zijn radioshow op France Inter.
Gesprekken met Michka Assayas - Nu met nieuwe vragen & antwoorden - Voordeel editie
One of the most recognizable names in pop and rock music, Bono has also managed to use his international fame as a platform to speak about global issues. In this book, he reflects on his life and music, as well as the campaigns which are important to all of us.
Gesprekken met de Ierse popzanger (1960- ) van de band U2 over zijn jeugd, de verhouding met zijn vader en met de andere bandleden, zijn christelijke geloofsovertuiging en zijn betrokkenheid bij het Afrikaanse continent.
A portrait of the Grammy Award-winning lead singer of U2 discusses how his life and achievements defy rock-star clichés, describing his transformation from a post-punk band singer to one of the industry's most famous figures, his long-time marriage to his childhood sweetheart, and his work as a spokesperson for Third-World issues.
Bono is one of the most influential musicians at work today. Over the past twenty-five years his band, U2, have sold a staggering 130 million albums and collected 14 Grammys. Their success has made Bono one of the most recognisable faces in the world. Here, in a series of conversations with his friend, the music journalist, Michka Assayas, Bono reflects on his transformation from extrovert singer of a small, Irish, post-punk band into an international rock star. Along the way he speaks candidly about his childhood, about his mother's death, about his Christian faith and about his difficult relationship with his father, who died recently. Bono also speaks passionately about how he has used his fame as a platform to campaign fervently on a range of global issues, and why these issues - which include the IRA ceasefire, Third World debt and, most recently, the growing AIDS crisis in Africa - are so important to each of us. Intimate, humorous, and fiercely opinionated, "Bono on Bono" is Bono's story in his own words. It will fascinate and challenge fans of U2 and general readers alike.
En 2009, un homme réalise qu'il ne peut pas obtenir de passeport français, car il ne peut prouver la nationalité de ses parents nés à l'étranger. Cette situation le pousse à explorer son histoire familiale.
De Limoges à Hô Chi Minh-Ville, de la place de la République à la Thaïlande, du Père-Lachaise à Babylone... dans ce recueil, Paris est un prétexte à l'écriture d'histoires universelles, à l'esquisse de personnages inattendus. Ce sont deux vieux camarades qui s'organisent, en l'honneur de leur lointaine jeunesse, une somptueuse fête sur les toits de Paris. Une jeune provinciale qui rencontre sa voisine centenaire, ou encore deux amies de toujours que cette ville sépare. Neuf acteurs de talent se prêtent ici à autant de variations sur ce thème. Avec humour, tendresse, nostalgie parfois, ils évoquent des instants fugaces et des émotions éternelles où se mêlent habilement passions, désillusions et rêves éveillés.