This is not precisely autobiography so a bit of a cheat but Casals is a man you must meet. These are memoirs, remembered moments told to Albert. E. Kahn, a lifelong friend of Casals. Casals was possibly the greatest cellist of the twentieth century. He lived in France after his self-imposed exile at the end of the Spanish Civil War. His life was remarkable. He knew everyone, claimed kings and queens and many prominent artists as friends. Not only will this book introduce you to a great artist but also to a man with immense integrity.
Joys and Sorrows, by Oklahoma-born poet Donald Smyth, is the author's first collection of poems, and generous gathering of work from rich and diverse life. These poems show the author at his best, rendering distinctive poetic flourishes and imagination. They may begin in mystery and end in sadness; they may start in irony and end in lyric ascendancy. Whether writing about love and hope or about war and death of loved ones, he reveals a voice that is unique and melodic.
