Legends of Oceania. Stories, poetry, essays
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Alexey Alekseevich Masainov (1888-1971) - a man with an interesting fate. The writer and poet, a famous journalist, he followed the dreams gleaned from youthful adventure novels. The muse of wanderings and searches led him on traveling along the most remote corners of the planet, introduced it to outstanding personalities of the era, protected during dangerous flights at the dawn of the aeronautics, on the fronts of the First World War and Civil Wars, and helped to get involved in Hollywood, where he shot several innovative documentaries.
However, A. A. Masainov’s main love became the islands of French Polynesia. The legends of these places are devoted to his most famous two -volume work, first reprinted in this book along with original photo -illustrations. The reader also offers a representative meeting of the stories and essays of Masainov, printed mainly in emigrant periodicals and outlining the life and life of Polynesia, California and Hollywood of the 1920s, memories of pre-revolutionary times and civil war
However, A. A. Masainov’s main love became the islands of French Polynesia. The legends of these places are devoted to his most famous two -volume work, first reprinted in this book along with original photo -illustrations. The reader also offers a representative meeting of the stories and essays of Masainov, printed mainly in emigrant periodicals and outlining the life and life of Polynesia, California and Hollywood of the 1920s, memories of pre-revolutionary times and civil war
Author:
Author:Масаинов Алексей Алексеевич
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Historical Literature
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Poetry & Literature
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4459-0241-6
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