But Ondaatje's novels read exactly as they were written — as a sequence of highly imaginative, somewhat preciously poetic set pieces.
An imaginative, somewhat subversive child, she drew constantly, illustrating not just her own stories but also her schoolbooks, her homework, tests and exam papers.
Gluck's sublime masterpiece "Orfeo ed Euridice" is presented in Berlioz's seldom-heard French edition — a somewhat fussy though imaginative production.
Gluck's sublime masterpiece "Orfeo ed Euridice" is presented in Berlioz's seldom-heard French edition in a somewhat fussy though imaginative production.
Ironically, however, you might find that your experience of Cartagena will somewhat diminish the imaginative power of Márquez's writing, simply because in Cartagena so much apparent invention lives before your eyes.
Francois d'Assise.' Her voice in certain registers became a bit of an obsession for me". Along with Ms. Upshaw, a handful of compelling, imaginative, somewhat quirky performers, including Mr. Salonen, Camille Hoitenga, a flutist, and Anssi Karttunen, a cellist, have awakened Ms. Saariaho's muse.
Reclamation has been continuous and since 1950 has been so extensive that the reclaimed lands are the centre of highly imaginative, perhaps somewhat dreamy, schemes for the future.
He's a novelist and short-story writer, but in this, his first nonfiction book, he restrains his imaginative powers somewhat.
The dancers — all students at Barnard or Columbia — will perform new works by Ivy Baldwin (a creator of imaginative, if somewhat impenetrable dance-theatre landscapes), Sidra Bell (a choreographer with a clubby streak), David Parker (of the "Nut/Cracked" spoof), and Susan Rethorst (a maker of minimalist gems).
These characters views are often colorful, imaginative, and somewhat removed from reality, with slight elements of surreal imagery used to illustrate their active imaginations.
