Trattato di funambolismo

Like an instruction manual for high-wire walking by Kafka, figurative and applicable to any art, but practical advice when taken literally (though few will take to the sky). Great introduction and translation by Paul Auster. A must for fans of Man on Wire, which I saw in the theatre an hour before I Leggi tutto

One of the joys of reading is being taken to a place you never would otherwise experience, and if done well, the trip is transformative. With this book, the trip is not across the country or ocean, but across a wire. On the High Wire is more an internal journey in that Phillipe Petit shares his secr Leggi tutto

Short book, though biographical in nature it reads more like a poem about high wire walking than an instructional text. You get a feel for what being a high wire artist is like and it makes you feel like you can achieve all your goals if you just follow the practice like Philippe instructs.

Beautiful, poetic, makes you fly in a quiet and light space

I got this book through the Amazon Vine program to review. It was an interesting blend of handbook and memoir. I learned some interesting things about high wire walking, but it felt disjointed and was incredibly short. This book kind of goes into how to start high wire walking, but it also talks abou Leggi tutto

"Man of the Air, illuminate with you blood the Very Rich Hours of your passage among us. Limits exist only in the souls of those who do not dream." A Book of Hours, a Hagakure, a collection of koans, a spiritual guide for those of us who would never dream of climbing onto a wire 2 1/2 inches above th Leggi tutto

Libro sopravvalutato. Il mio approccio a questo trattato era stato deviato da tutte le recensioni positive che lo volevano come una metafora, un libro filosofico, una fonte di spunti di riflessione. Le mie aspettative erano gonfie e alte, perciò sono delusa da questo acquisto. Va preso per quello ch Leggi tutto

"e chi non vuole intraprendere una lotta accanita di sforzi inutili, pericoli profondi, trappole, chi non è pronto a dare tutto per sentirsi vivere, non ha bisogno di diventare funambolo. soprattutto, non lo potrebbe" ognuno a modo suo - ha davanti una corda tesa per attraversare il vuoto.

On the High Wire is a manual on the art of walking the wire, but also a diary of an artist, in which repetitions of the same topic create a sense of vertigo. One cannot help but to think of Kafka’s stories when reading these pages. Something gets the walker close to the void, something gets him clos Leggi tutto

I found this book via the randomizer on Libby/NYPL. It didn't speak deeply to me like it has for others. But that's okay! I got to learn a little bit about high wire walking and enjoy a view on spirituality and discipline that is different from mine.