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Heroes and Villains: Essays on Music, Movies, Comics, and Culture
(Paperback, 2009)
Author: David Hajdu
This diverse collection highlights journalist and author David Hajdu's smarts, powers of cultural cr...
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Synopsis
This diverse collection highlights journalist and author David Hajdu's smarts, powers of cultural criticism, and wide-ranging areas of expertise. Hajdu's previous books include a thoughtful biography of American composer Billy Strayhorn, a close look at the Greenwich Village folk music scene from the 1960s, and an in-depth study of comic-book culture post-World War II. With the essays collated in HEROES AND VILLAINS, however, readers get to sample his thoughts on pop music, comics, and culture in general, as he touches on artists from Beyonce to Harry Partch, Joni Mitchell to Will Eisner. Hajdu also gives the life and work of bandleader and singer Billy Eckstine a much-needed investigation.
| Size | | Length: | 336 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Hadju's opening essay on jazz great Billy Eckstine is alone worth the price of admission, a poignant portrait of a brilliant musician whose star might have risen even higher had he been born in a different era. Hadju's essays never fail to amuse, please and provoke."
(09/21/2009)
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