Dickens and Prince : : a Particular Kind of Genius
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"Equipped with a fan's admiration and his trademark humor and wit, Nick Hornby invites us into his latest obsession: the cosmic link between two unlikely artists, geniuses in their own rights, spanning race, class, and centuries--each of whom electrified their different disciplines and whose legacy resounded far beyond their own time. When Prince's 1987 record Sign o' the Times was rereleased in 2020, the iconic album now came with dozens of songs that weren't on the original-- Prince was endlessly prolific, recording 102 songs in 1986 alone. In awe, Hornby began to wonder, Who else ever produced this much? Who else ever worked that way? He soon found his answer in Victorian novelist and social critic Charles Dickens, who died more than a hundred years before Prince began making music. Examining the two artists' personal tragedies, social statuses, boundless productivity, and other parallels, both humorous and haunting, Hornby shows how these two unlikely men from different centuries "lit up the world." In the process, he creates a lively, stimulating rumination on the creativity, flamboyance, discipline, and soul it takes to produce great art"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Year Published: 2023
Description: 289 p.
Language: English
Format: Large Type
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9798885787697
SUBJECTS
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870.
Prince.
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870 -- Appreciation.
Prince -- Appreciation.