To Reach the Clouds by Philippe Petit

To Reach the Clouds by Philippe Petit

In 1974, a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the Twin Towers. He made eight corssings in an hour, while 100,000 people watched in the streets of New York. In "To Reach The Clouds", Petit recreates his six-and-a-half-year quest to realize his dream. Animated by numerous photographs and Petit's sketches, this text is a serenade to his beloved towers and the unfettered aspiration they expressed.

'One year after the nightmares of September 11, how good to remember that morning in 1974 when a young man gave New York a gift of astonishing, indelible beautyHow good that he has sat down now to give us this lively and often heart-stopping account of how he achieved his masterpiece'. Paul Auster

Philippe Petit Born into a middle class French family in 1949, Philippe Petit taught himself magic, juggling and hire-wire walking while still a child. At sixteen he began to travel the world, as a street juggler. He has performed illegal hire-wire walks between the towers of Notre Dame, the Twin Trade towers and the northern pylons of Sydney Harbour bridge.

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ISBN 13	9780571217700
ISBN 10	0571217702
Titre	To Reach the Clouds
Auteur	Philippe Petit
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Faber & Faber
Année de publication	2003-02-17
Nombre de pages	240
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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