Henry Alford I Dream of Joni review, recensie en informatie boek en portret van de Canadese zangeres Joni Mitchell. Op 21 januari 2025 verschijnt bij Gallery Books het nieuwe boek over Joni Mitchell van de Amerikaanse journalist Henry Alford. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling is niet verkrijgbaar.
Henry Alford I Dream of Joni review, recensie en informatie
- “I came for Henry and stayed for Joni. Which is to say, one can have almost no interest at all in Joni Mitchell (and I’m ashamed to say I was one of those cultural lunks) and enjoy the crap out of this book — the gorgeous turn of words, the humor, the tireless pursuit of delicious detail. Alford, long a favorite of mine, captures the artist in all her zesty contradictions. He doesn’t seek to resolve them, to draft some overarching theory of Joni, but rather to simply — as he puts it — ‘spill them out on a tabletop and watch them sparkle.’ That they do.” (Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Fuzz)
- “This stylish consideration of the folk-rock-jazz legend by magazine veteran Alford is…thoughtful and informe. A heartfelt reconsideration of an iconic artist.” (Kirkus)
I Dream of Joni
A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots
- Auteur: Henry Alford (Verenigde Staten)
- Soort boek: muziekboek, portret
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Gallery Books
- Verschijnt: 21 januari 2025
- Omvang: 352 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
- Prijs: $ 29,99 / $ 14,99 / $ 25,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
Flaptekst van het boek over zangeres Joni Mitchell van Henry Alford
The eternal singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, and lyrics by Henry Alford.
Joni Mitchell’s life, psyche, and evolving legacy are explored here in vivid technicolor—from her childhood in Saskatoon, Canada, to her arrival in Laurel Canyon that turned her into, as Alford puts it, “the bard of heartbreak and longing.” Each period of Mitchell’s life is observed via the artists, friends, family, and lovers she encountered along the way, including James Taylor, Leonard Cohen, Georgia O’Keefe, Prince, and, most significantly, Kilauren, the daughter Mitchell gave up for adoption at birth but then reconnected with decades later.
Henry Alford is a humorist and journalist who has written for The New Yorker for more than two decades. A former columnist for The New York Times and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, he is the author of six books, including And Then We Danced, How to Live, and Big Kiss, an account of his attempts to become a working actor, which won a Thurber Prize.
Ann Powers (Verenigde Staten) – Travelling
In de voetsporen van Joni Mitchell
biografie, muziekboek
Uitgever: Xander Uitgevers
Verschijnt: 8 november 2024