Sex and Drugs Before the Rock 'n' Roll is a fascinating volume that presents an engaging overview of what it was like to be young and male in the Dutch Golden Age. Here, well-known cohorts of Rembrandt are examined for the ways in which they expressed themselves by defying conservative values and norms. This study reveals how these young men rebelled, breaking from previous generations: letting their hair grow long, wearing colorful clothing, drinking excessively, challenging city guards, being promiscuous, smoking, and singing lewd songs. Cogently argued, this study paints a...
Sex and Drugs Before the Rock 'n' Roll is a fascinating volume that presents an engaging overview of what it was like to be young and male in t...
Benjamin Roberts's debut novel, "The Girl I Knew," is the story of two very different people - Zana, a high-flying but deeply troubled girl, and Lionel, a failed music lawyer with an eccentric and unconventional character, and the dawning recognition of their link in a mystery triggered by a shattering psychic event which involves the legacy of a wartime musical opera singer, of the mountain villages of High Albania and of the victims of communism in the Cold War. A story of love, betrayal and redemption."
Benjamin Roberts's debut novel, "The Girl I Knew," is the story of two very different people - Zana, a high-flying but deeply troubled girl, and Lione...
