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December 15, 1909 – January 29, 1981

John Glassco was a Canadian poet, memoirist, novelist, and translator. He will be remembered for his brilliant autobiography, his elegant, classical poems, his translations, and his erotica. Glassco's work is distinguished by its refined style and classical form, marking him as a significant figure in Canadian literature. His writing often explored profound human emotions and experiences with a unique sensitivity.

2010
Die verrückten Jahre
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Achtzehn Jahre alt, einen Freund und Vaters Geld im Gepäck: So bricht John Glassco auf nach Paris, um sich irgendwie mit Literatur zu beschäftigen. Doch schon nach einer Woche widmen sich die Freunde anderen Zielen: Alkohol, Sex und dem Kennenlernen von Prominenten. Glassco erzählt charmant und unverfroren in einer Mischung aus Dichtung und Wahrheit aus der Zeit, in der Paris noch ein Fest fürs Leben war: Picasso, Gertrude Stein und James Joyce sind dort, und John Glassco verbringt seine Zeit in Hinterhöfen, Kneipen, Ballsälen und Bordellen. Sein autobiografischer Bericht ist ein herrliches, spontanes Zeugnis des literarischen Paris der zwanziger Jahre.
2007
Memoirs Of Montparnasse
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Memoirs of Montparnasse is a delicious book about being young, restless, reckless, and without a care in the world. It is also the best and liveliest of the many chronicles of 1920s Paris and the exploits of the lost generation. In 1928, nineteen-year-old John Glassco escaped Montreal and his overbearing father for the wilder shores of Montparnasse. He remained there until his money ran out and his health collapsed, and he enjoyed every minute of his stay. Remarkable for their candor and humor, Glassco’s memoirs have the daft logic of a wild but utterly absorbing adventure, a tale of desire set free that is only faintly shadowed by sadness at the inevitable passage of time.

Die verrückten Jahre

Memoirs Of Montparnasse