The Long Road to Easy Street

The Long Road to Easy Street

Margaret Pacsu

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Editorial:
Idiomatic Managment
Año de edición:
2025
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Biografía: arte y espectáculo
ISBN:
9781554835928
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From smoky jazz clubs in Paris to television control rooms,'The Long Road to Easy Street' is a captivating memoirthat spans decades of adventure, heartbreak, and artisticdiscovery. Margaret Pacsu takes readers through herextraordinary life in nineteen beautifully crafted movements,chronicling love lost and found, encounters with icons likeGlenn Gould and Kurt Vonnegut, and moments of sheersurvival - from being tear-gassed in Paris to escaping anassault in Warsaw. A storyteller at heart, Pacsu paints anintimate portrait of resilience, creativity, and the pursuitof meaning through music, journalism, and performance.Brimming with humour and insight, this memoir is a must-readfor lovers of culture, history, and personal reinvention.MARGARET PACSU is a journalist, broadcaster, and writer with a rich career spanning radio, television, and print. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, she studied at Smith College,where she embarked on a transformative Junior Year inParis, which fueled her passion for storytelling. She went on towork for the CBC, where she contributed to groundbreakingprogramming and developed a keen eye for compellingnarratives. Throughout her career, she interviewed culturalicons, explored global events, and built a reputation as a skilled communicator.

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