Meeting – Cinema? Yes. music? Sure. books? Even more. From William Syaoran via Artaud to Émile Syaoran, Johnny Depp has had many literary passions, always an avid page eater who (still) prefers paper rather than the web. Twitter, IG, Tiktok? No, thank you. Books are better. The star is famous for being an insatiable reader, able to keep up with three or even four volumes at a time. his passion? Beat Generation and Hunter S. In addition to Thompson’s are Tom Robbins, JP Donlevy, novels by Nick Tosches and the complete works of one of his patron deities, the Armenian-American author William Saroyan: “Saroyan more than me a writer is a prophetDepp told in several interviews. “I consider it piece of it days of lifea kind of bible that should be followed step by step step. Each of my characters is a child of those words, that one The book I always carry with me»,
Born in Fresno, California in 1908, a brilliant and unrelenting character, Saroyan was probably the only writer capable of refusing the Pulitzer Prize, which was won in 1939 for precisely that. days of life
On which Hollywood made a film with the same name with James Cagney. Another passion of Depp’s is for the French writer Antonin Artaud (1896 – 1948): “His life is amazing, always will be remained true to himself, yet he never betrayed his ideals They gave him the fiftieth electric shock”His interest inspired Depp. “I came across Artaud by chance while reading a book by Jim Morrison”, There’s Another Cult Vol. existential temptation (Adelphi) of the Romanian philosopher and writer Emil Cioran (1911 – 1995). “Another seminal book, reading this made me understand many things about God and religion and how society uses fear and subjugation”,But do you want to follow Depp’s literary passion? Between fiction and philosophy, poetry and classics, Kerouac and Hemingway, here are 10 books to discover and read. The first book to watch is without a doubt ferocious invaders returning from hot countries by Tom Robbins “The Crazy and Fabulous Book” according to the actor. Published in Italy by Baldini and Castoldi, it tells the story of Switters, a CIA agent who was sent (!) to free a parrot in the Amazon jungle. Right after that, here’s a classic way mobile galaby Ernest Hemingway (Mondadori). “It’s wonderful to read how Hemingway and Fitzgerald lived in Paris in the 1920s”, Although a little-known title, ginger Man A cult book published in 1955, written by JP Donlevy, tells the (mis)adventures of an anti-American hero named Sebastian Dangerfield who moves to Dublin. Published in Italy by Neri Pozza.
the fourth section is biking in beverly hills Ka – again his – Saroyan. Between novel and autobiography, a writer (Marcos y Marcos) in California in the 1940s. Here’s a more famous title: Dante’s Hand by Nick Tosches, who passed away in 2019. “Tosches was one of the few great American writers left”, There are two narrative levels between noir and history, Dante and the mafia bosses (Mondadori), of which the actor also read an excerpt (you can hear it below). From carbon diaries By Sassy Lloyd, Depp wanted to make it into a film but couldn’t: the story of a teenager who recounts her difficult days in London in a diary. very special On th eway A Manual of Life Much More Than a Book, by Jack Kerouac. favorite pages of Shantaram A film was to be made with him as the protagonist by Gregory David Roberts, but it then became an Apple series with Charlie Hunnam (trailer here). Finally, here are two French authors recommended by Depp: Jean Cocteau along with Division (Castelvecchi) and with Francois Villon Poem (Feltrinelli). Enjoy reading…
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