From Bauhaus to Our House
ISBN10: 0312429142
ISBN13: 9780312429140
Trade Paperback
128 Pages
$17.00
CA$23.00
In his sequel to The Painted Word, Tom Wolfe, examines the strange saga of American architecture in the 20th century.
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Praise for From Bauhaus to Our House
"No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons."—The New York Times Book Review
"Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone."—The Wall Street Journal
"A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book."—New York magazine
"America's most skillful satirist."—The Atlantic Montly
"Full of Insight . . . marvelously right."—People
"Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing."—Playboy
"Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste."—Publishers Weekly
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The Silver Prince
Our story begins in germany just after the first
World War. Young American architects, along with
artists, writers, and odd-lot intellectuals, are roaming through Europe. This great boho adventure is called "the Lost...