What could possibly connect Prince,the great twentieth century singer songwriter,and Charles Dickens,the great writer of classics usually stuffed into the hands of adolescents too early What could these two geniuses,one born in 1812 in England,and the other in 1950s Minneapolis,have in commonFor Nick Hornby,Dickens and Prince are two artists that compare to no others. At the young age of 24,they both had their breakthroughs,Prince with'1999'and Dickens with The Pickwick Papers. At 26,Prince released'Purple Rain'and Dickens'Oliver Twist was published,and,by 30,both artists were huge stars.No one else had such a relentless work ethic and produced such a staggeringly original and enormous body of work. Where did their magic come from How did they use it And,in the end,did it kill themTracing their lives,from the early years to their relationships with women,their finances to their inability to stop working,Dickens and Prince is a brilliantly surprising and joyous uncovering of the essence of a very particular and unique type of genius.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241996478Number of pages: 112Weight: 85 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 6 mm
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Well,here's something you didn't expect - a joint biography of Charles Dickens and the pocket-sized popster Prince. And why not The Fever Pitch chappie explores the nature of genius and what unites the inimitable Boz and the Imp of the PerverseI love this. It's smart and funny and elegantly persuasiveFrom rocky beginnings to too-early endings,Hornby traces the lives of two very different artists and shows they have more in common than we might think. Dickens & Prince is a playful,illuminating bookAn enjoyable and educational read that will leave fans of either figure positively enlightenedA fascinating little bookA winningly grounded manifesto for artists
Nick Hornby
One of the most popular British authors of the last twenty-five years,Nick Hornby is the writer responsible for the iconic bestsellers Fever Pitch and High Fidelity. His latest novel,Just Like You,is published in September 2020.
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