| 词条 | Anthony Marais |
| 释义 |
CareerMarais was graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in anthropology, then continued his education in Canada at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, focusing on Polynesian archaeology, where we earned a master's degree in archaeology with a thesis on fortifications in Tonga.[1] Marais studied language and art history in Paris and since 1995 has lived in Germany, during which time he began publishing novels and working as a screenwriter. He currently teaches English composition and creative writing at the Anglo-American University in Prague.[1] During the 1980s Marais co-founded the Los Angeles pop music group The Squids. He played bass guitar for Chamorro artist Maria Yatar in 1991, and in 2008, he co-founded the corporate-punk group The Karmakazees.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} PublicationsNovels and screenplays
| last = Marais | first = Anthony | year = 2006 | title = The Cure | publisher = Balneum Books | location = Newport Beach, California | isbn = 0-9774792-0-X }} The Cure describes a man's mental journey. Fleeing unusual troubles, the protagonist arrives in Wiesbaden, Germany. Here he develops an obsession with the town’s healing springs leading to a surreal journey into the occult.[7]
| last1 = Marais | first1 = Anthony | last2 = Marszewski | first2 = Jarek | year = 2007 | title = Plateau | publisher = Balneum Books | isbn = 978-0977479245 }} Plateau, a screenplay co-written with Jarek Marszewski, is the story of a thirteen-year-old girl who finds a dying man along the roadside near her small town. Into this situation stumbles a local womanizer and drunk. This unlikely pair find themselves helping one another against their will and ultimately secure their survival on the plateau.[8] In 2009 the screenplay was optioned by OPUS Film of Poland.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
| last = Marais | first = Anthony | year = 2012 | title = Insured Risk | publisher = Balneum Books | location = Newport Beach, California }}[9] Insured Risk is a novel about a Californian family dealing with the revealed homosexuality of the husband/father in conjunction with his diagnosis of a fatal disease. While swindling insurance companies the protagonist develops the delusion that he is recovering, inciting his agent to hire a contract killer.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} Other writings
| last = Marais | first = Anthony | year = 2000 | title = The Xenophobe's Guide to the Californians | publisher = Oval Books | series = Xenophobe's Guides | location = London | isbn = 1-902825-20-9 }} The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Californians is a "frank, irreverent, and funny"[10] guide to understanding the Californians which shows the quirks of personality that set them apart from the rest of the Americans.[11]
| last = Marais | first = Anthony | year = 2008 | title = Delusionism | publisher = Balneum Books | location = Newport Beach, California | isbn = 978-0-9774792-1-4 }} Delusionism is a collection of essays which take an irreverent look at life philosophy – in particular, the nature/nurture debate and art theory. Marais emphasizes the importance of the group in survival, claims that culture is born of delusion, and advocates a return to romanticism in art.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
| first1 = Anthony | last1 = Marais | last2 = Frankfurt Writers Group | year = 2009 | title = A Place Between Worlds | publisher = Fairmount Publishing | location = Schwalbach, Germany | isbn = 978-3-940280-04-6 }} A collection of essays, fiction, and poetry, bound by the city and the shared experience of emigration – impressions dealing with the adventure, loss, and the enrichment of cultural change.[12]
| last1 = Marais | first1 = Anthony | last2 = The Frankfurt Writer's Group | year = 2012 | title = Loose Change | publisher = RealTime Publishing | location = Limerick, Ireland | isbn = 978-1849611794 }} The short stories and reflections in this compilation are all loosely connected with change, whether geographical or emotional.[13]
| last = Marais | first = Anthony | year = 2013 | title = People from Hollywood, Los Angeles | publisher = General Books LLC | isbn = 978-1-23080-680-8 }}{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/193388/the-xenophobe-s-guide-to-the-californians |title=The Xenophobe's Guide to the Californians |work=Lubimyczytac.pl |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1485095.The_Xenophobe_s_Guide_to_the_Californians |title=The Xenophobe's Guide to the Californians |work=Goodreads |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.gudmagazine.com/review/archive/2007/6/4/the-cure-by-anthony-marais/ |title=Review: "The Cure" by Anthony Marais |author=kaolin |date= June 4, 2007 |work=Gud |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.expats.cz/prague/entertainment/7629-anthony-marais-reading-with-music.html |title=Anthony Marais reading with music |author= |date=March 3, 2008 |work=Expats.cz |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/INSURED-RISK-Anthony-Marais-ebook/dp/B00ATEQBL4 |title=Insured Risk (product description) |work=Amazon.com |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Loose-Change-Anthony-Marais/dp/1849611793 |title=Loose Change (product description) |work=Amazon.com |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} 7. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Plateau-Jarek-Marszewski/dp/097747924 |title=Plateau (product description) |work=Amazon.com |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} 8. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Place-Between-Worlds-Bonnie-Barski-ebook/dp/B0032FPW4Y |title=A Place Between Worlds (product description) |work=Amazon.com |accessdate=January 21, 2017}} }} External links
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