Richard Williams (4) (1947–)
Autor/a de The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music
Per altres autors anomenats Richard Williams, vegeu la pàgina de desambiguació.
Sobre l'autor
Richard Williams is among the world's most acclaimed music writers. A former editor of Melody Maker and Time Out, his work has appeared in almost every major English language music magazine in the UK and US as well as The Guardian, The Independent and The Times. He is at present on the staff of The mostra'n més Guardian mostra'n menys
Obres de Richard Williams
Obres associades
The Dylan Companion: A Collection of Essential Writing About Bob Dylan (1990) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions — 96 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1947
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Professions
- music and sports journalist
- Organitzacions
- The Guardian
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Cars and Racing (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 13
- També de
- 5
- Membres
- 390
- Popularitat
- #62,076
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 13
- ISBN
- 289
- Llengües
- 11
You can feel Senna here in these pages, warts and all. The great moments on track are covered, including a near out-of-body experience for the religious Senna, when he went beyond the car's limits and something greater seemed to have taken over. By the end of this book, you feel how great Senna was, and understand why the word Senna, is and always will be followed by a moment of awe and sadness.
A byproduct of the portrait so deftly painted of this fine but flawed man, with talent so great it supersedes generations, is the understanding and insight provided to the reader about the corrupt politics and sometimes lack of integrity in Formula One. If you’re a real fan, you’ll already know, but this may be the finest book available to those who really don’t understand the nuances of this pinnacle of racing. After reading this, you’ll have a rather low opinion of some truly big names in the sport, and suspicions that the word of those over the years running the sport may not be all that trustworthy. Somerset Maugham once remarked that Monaco was a sunny getaway for shady people. It might be fair to say that after reading The Death of Ayrton Senna, many will come away thinking Formula One is a shady place for sunny people. At least some of them are sunny. Senna was like a bright sun whose good qualities combined with his talent to outweigh his flaws, and that definitely comes across in this relatively brief — by today’s bloated standards — look at his life, death, and impact.
When it comes to the crash that took him from us, no other section highlights more the shady nature of Formula One, especially at that time. The reader will come away asking themselves: Who is lying here? Because obviously, as this section highlights, someone is not being completely forthcoming. Senna’s well-founded suspicions that year about a rival team is covered, as is the mystery surrounding his crash, since many believe — and still do — that Senna was so good, that to make an error that basic was not in his racing DNA. That only leaves more questions, questions that will probably never be answered to anyone’s satisfaction.
All we can do is celebrate Senna’s life, and mourn his loss. And this book accomplishes both. I’d recommend this with the highest rating for any fan of the sport — whether a fan of Senna or just the sport in general. But most of all, I’d recommend this book to anyone who wants to grasp the world of Formula One. Both a touching tribute, an honest portrait, and a sometimes unpleasant look at the world’s pinnacle of racing.… (més)