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Bowie : an illustrated life
- Title
- Bowie : an illustrated life / María Hesse, Fran Ruiz ; translated from the Spanish by Ned Sublette.
- Author
- Hesse, María
- Publication
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2019.
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- Description
- 166 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "David Bowie was a master of artifice and reinvention. In that same spirit, illustrator María Hesse and writer Fran Ruiz have created a vivid retelling of the life of David Robert Jones, from his working-class childhood to glam rock success to superstardom, concluding with the final recording sessions after his cancer diagnosis. Narrated from the rock star's point of view, Bowie colorfully renders both the personal and the professional turning points in a life marked by evolution and innovation. We see Bowie facing the sorrow of his brother's mental illness, kicking a cocaine habit while other musicians succumbed to deadly overdoses, contending with a tumultuous love life, and radiating joy as a father. Along the way, he describes how he shattered the boundaries of song and society with a counterculture cast that included Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, and Freddie Mercury--as well as his own creations, Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke."--Publisher's description.
- Uniform Title
- Bowie, una biografía. English
- Alternative Title
- Bowie, una biografía.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Illustrated works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 163) and discography (pages 157-162).
- Contents
- Timeline -- Absolute beginners -- Liftoff -- Hazy cosmic jive -- The side effects of the cocaine -- Standing by the wall -- Put a bullet in my brain and it makes all the papers -- Dancing with the big boys -- A heart for the tin man -- World wide Bowie -- Never get old -- I can't give everything away.
- Call Number
- JME 19-401
- ISBN
- 9781477318874
- 1477318879
- LCCN
- 2018052867
- OCLC
- 1065544973
- Author
- Hesse, María, author.
- Title
- Bowie : an illustrated life / María Hesse, Fran Ruiz ; translated from the Spanish by Ned Sublette.
- Publisher
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2019.
- Edition
- First University of Texas Press edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 163) and discography (pages 157-162).
- Added Author
- Ruiz, Fran, author.Sublette, Ned, 1951- translator.
- Sudoc No.
- Z UA380.8 H463bo txdocs
- Research Call Number
- JME 19-401