Bookbot

X-Ray

The Unauthorized Autobiography

Auteurs

En savoir plus sur le livre

This subversively brilliant, one-of-a-kind rock autobiography ingeniously styled as a biography, is written by a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called "the Corporation" to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time. The Kinks front man reveals his life and times to the young writer, often seemingly passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, "Top of the Pops," the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and other fixtures of the times fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part autobiography, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory it is.

Achat du livre

X-Ray, Ray Davies

Langue
Année de publication
1995
product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
(rigide),
État du livre
Bon
Prix
18,49 €

Modes de paiement

Personne n'a encore évalué .Évaluer

Titre
X-Ray
Sous-titre
The Unauthorized Autobiography
Langue
Anglais
Auteurs
Ray Davies
Éditeur
Abrams Press
Publié
1995
Format
rigide
Pages
432
ISBN10
0879516119
ISBN13
9780879516116
Séries
Description
This subversively brilliant, one-of-a-kind rock autobiography ingeniously styled as a biography, is written by a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called "the Corporation" to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time. The Kinks front man reveals his life and times to the young writer, often seemingly passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, "Top of the Pops," the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and other fixtures of the times fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part autobiography, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory it is.