Dreams upon the Stars: A Memoir of a Century [Hardcover]

Jarmila Pachl (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1884886035 | ISBN-13: 978-1884886034 | Publication Date: November 1997

This intimate memoir, told through the mind's eye of Jarmila Jarmila Pachl, gives a rare glimpse into a turbulent, elegant, cultured and heartwarming journey of a dreamer who survived the 20th century. It is a story that will capture the imagination and rekindle lost dreams , and is told by an exile who never stopped dreaming. Jarmila Pachl was one of Europe's most popular stage and screen stars of the era. Still beautiful and dynamic in her mid-nineties, Jarmila chronicles her stormy journey across dangerous seas yet always guided by the stars.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Written awkwardly in the third person and at times as cloying as a romance novel, this autobiography by Czech actress Pachl transgresses the "show, don't tell" dictum of writing. Although her work on stage and in silent and sound pictures spanned little over a decade, Pachl made an indelible impression on Czech cinema. Unfortunately, she explores those roles only cursorily here. Her descriptions tend to be trite, and the momentous and the banal are accorded equal emphasis. Although Pachl alludes to crucial events, indicating how they affected her personally, their context is not fully developed or politically engaged. As such, this tepid work reads more like a scrapbook of entries than a true autobiography. However, the turbulence of postwar Europe and the poignancy of exile are sufficiently captured from the privileged perspective of a member of the former elite to attract some readers. As a lament for a career cut short by personal and political circumstances, this work is also of interest. Tentatively recommended for general collections.?Jayne Plymale, Univ. of Georgia Libs., Athens
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About the Author

Jarmila Pachl, with her husband, spends the summers in Montreal, Canada and the winters in Boca Raton, Florida. In her mid-nineties she is still active in support of the arts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: Starr Pub Co (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884886035
• ISBN-13: 978-1884886034
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,751,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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