Bibliograph

Dickens and prince, a particular kind of genius, Nick Hornby

Type

Label

Dickens and prince, a particular kind of genius, Nick Hornby

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dickens and prince

Medium

text large print

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1350645526

Responsibility statement

Nick Hornby

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print basic

Sub title

a particular kind of genius

Summary

"When Prince's 1987 record <i>Sign o' the Times</i> was rereleased in 2020, the album came with dozens of songs that weren't on the original. In awe, Nick Hornby began to wonder, <i>Who else ever produced this much?</i> He soon found his answer in Victorian novelist Charles Dickens, who died more than a hundred years before Prince began making music. Examining the two artists' personal tragedies, boundless productivity, and other parallels, Hornby shows how these two men from different centuries "lit up the world." In the process, he creates a lively, stimulating rumination on the creativity, discipline, and soul it takes to produce great art." --Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Childhood -- Their twenties -- The movies -- The working life -- The business -- Women -- The end

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