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In “Dickens & Prince”,Nick Hornby,with his special,oblique appearance,proposes an unlikely couple. What does the iconic Victorian author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) have in common with the icon of the international music scene, Minnesota-born Prince (née Prince Rogers Nelson 1958-2016)?
The reissue of Prince’s legendary album, Sign o’ the Times, in a special collector’s box set in 2020, thirty-three years after its first release, includes an additional 63 narrative songs, showcasing an extremely prolific artist.
Hornby wonders if there is any comparable case of a great creator who worked with unabated intensity and left such a rich body of work in such a short period of time. he finds the answer in the person of Dickens, who died more than a century before Prince began his musical career.
“Dickens & Prince” is an original, option, parallel biographical approach to the lives of the two creators. Examining their social status as well as their personal tragedies, but above all their undeniable talent, Hornby shows through many apt similes how these two great figures from different centuries “lit up the world”, ending with an inspiring reflection on creativity, on discipline. , and inexhaustible mental reserves that great art requires.
The reissue of Prince’s legendary album, Sign o’ the Times, in a special collector’s box set in 2020, thirty-three years after its first release, includes an additional 63 narrative songs, showcasing an extremely prolific artist.
Hornby wonders if there is any comparable case of a great creator who worked with unabated intensity and left such a rich body of work in such a short period of time. he finds the answer in the person of Dickens, who died more than a century before Prince began his musical career.
“Dickens & Prince” is an original, option, parallel biographical approach to the lives of the two creators. Examining their social status as well as their personal tragedies, but above all their undeniable talent, Hornby shows through many apt similes how these two great figures from different centuries “lit up the world”, ending with an inspiring reflection on creativity, on discipline. , and inexhaustible mental reserves that great art requires.
INFORMATION
Pataki Publications
Author: Nick Hornby
Translation: Hilda Papadimitriou
Pages: 224
Price: €12.20 (e-book: €7.99)
