{"product_id":"solid-ivory-9781250859013","title":"Solid Ivory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe irreverent, brilliant memoirs of the legendary filmmaker James Ivory\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSolid Ivory\u003c\/i\u003e, a carefully crafted mosaic of memories, portraits, and reflections, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Ivory, a partner in the legendary Merchant Ivory Productions and the director of \u003ci\u003eA Room with a View\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHowards End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, tells stories from his remarkable life and career as one of the most influential directors of his time. At times, he touches on his love affairs, looking back coolly and with unexpected frankness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom first meeting his collaborator and life partner, Ismail Merchant, at the Indian Consulate in New York to winning an Academy Award at age eighty-nine for \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e; from seeing his first film at age five in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to memories of Satyajit Ray, Jean Renoir, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's film critic Pauline Kael (his longtime enemy), Vanessa Redgrave, J. D. Salinger, George Cukor, Kenneth Clark, Bruce Chatwin, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and Merchant--Ivory writes with invariable fluency, wit, and perception about what made him who he is and how he made the movies for which he is known and loved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolid Ivory\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Peter Cameron, is an utterly winning portrait of an extraordinary life told by an unmatched storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2680492\"\u003eJames Ivory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador Paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250859013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250859018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004010\"\u003eFilm | Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Ivory \u003c\/b\u003eis an Academy Award-winning screenwriter. His directorial work includes the classic film \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Wallah\u003c\/i\u003e, made in India in 1965, and also \u003ci\u003eA Room with a View\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHowards End\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e. For these three films, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, and all three were nominated as well for Best Picture. In 2017, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also won three BAFTA Awards, a Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award, among many other honors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e's novels include \u003ci\u003eWhat Happens at Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoral Glynn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe City of Your Final Destination\u003c\/i\u003e, which Ivory adapted for the screen as his last film. Cameron is also the author of several collections of short fiction, and more than ten of his stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught writing at Sarah Lawrence College, Yale University, and Columbia University.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50818382332201,"sku":"9781250859013","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/img_71cd13e8-3153-47c1-b5c8-8c41f25c5fe8.jpg?v=1755618392","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/solid-ivory-9781250859013","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}