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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul MorleyPublisher: Faber & Faber Imprint: Faber & Faber Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.539kg ISBN: 9780571252503ISBN 10: 0571252508 Pages: 624 Publication Date: 06 October 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"'From Manchester with Love is the perfect monument.' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Epic . . . More than a mind map, the book's peculiarity and expanse and, yes, love, means it becomes an immersive experience. I found it very moving indeed.' - OBSERVER 'A gigantic, haphazard and unexpectedly emotional monolith dedicated to the ""irritating dilettante"", ""pretentious charlatan"" and ""huckster extraordinaire"" who put his city on the musical map . . . Here he burns on fantastically bright.' - UNCUT (9/10) 'This is no ordinary biography . . . [From Manchester with Love] is a work unto itself, solidifying Tony Wilson as a postmodern hero . . . it's brilliant . . . I have to imagine Tony Wilson (if ghosts of dead impresarios read from their graves) is pleased with From Manchester with Love.' - LOUDER THAN WAR 'Written with Technicolour perspective, humour, pathos and empathy in fluid, immensely readable prose, it is a book that does justice to Wilson's memory and enduring influence.' - RECORD COLLECTOR (5/5) 'Captivating . . . Across 600 pages, each of the 51 chapters weaves dream states with journalistic investigation, a tale of how one human being, with the help of like-minded spirits, psychically co-opted an entire city.' - CONFIDENTIALS" 'From Manchester with Love is the perfect monument.' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Epic . . . More than a mind map, the book's peculiarity and expanse and, yes, love, means it becomes an immersive experience. I found it very moving indeed.' - OBSERVER 'A gigantic, haphazard and unexpectedly emotional monolith dedicated to the irritating dilettante , pretentious charlatan and huckster extraordinaire who put his city on the musical map . . . Here he burns on fantastically bright.' - UNCUT (9/10) 'This is no ordinary biography . . . [From Manchester with Love] is a work unto itself, solidifying Tony Wilson as a postmodern hero . . . it's brilliant . . . I have to imagine Tony Wilson (if ghosts of dead impresarios read from their graves) is pleased with From Manchester with Love.' - LOUDER THAN WAR 'Written with Technicolour perspective, humour, pathos and empathy in fluid, immensely readable prose, it is a book that does justice to Wilson's memory and enduring influence.' - RECORD COLLECTOR (5/5) 'Captivating . . . Across 600 pages, each of the 51 chapters weaves dream states with journalistic investigation, a tale of how one human being, with the help of like-minded spirits, psychically co-opted an entire city.' - CONFIDENTIALS Author InformationWriter, broadcaster, and cultural critic Paul Morley has written about music, art, and entertainment since the 1970s. He wrote for the New Musical Express from 1976 to 1983 and formed the Zang Tumb Tuum record label with record producer Trevor Horn. A founding member of the Art of Noise and a member of staff at the Royal Academy of Music, he collaborated with Grace Jones on her memoirs and is the author of a number of books about music including The Age of Bowie (a Sunday Times bestseller), his history of classical music A Sound Mind (a Sunday Times Music Book of the Year) and a biography of Bob Dylan, You Lose Yourself, You Reappear. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |