The Story of John Nightly
Tot Taylor
I loved the creativity, the unpredictability, its dazzling coverage of so many ideas' Rob Cowan 'Superb . . . An original character and an original book' David Quantick, Record Collector Can John Nightly be brought back to life again? John Nightly (b. 1948) finds his dimension in pop music, the art form of his time. His solo album becomes one of 1970's bestselling records - but success turns out to have side effects. Supermaxed in LA after a dazzling career, John renounces his gift, denying music and his very being, until he is rediscovered in Cornwall thirty years later by a teenage saviour dude, who persuades him to restore and complete his quasi-porto-multimedia eco-Mass, the Mink Bungalow Requiem. This epic novel mixes real and imagined lives in the tale of a young singer-songwriter, to tell a story about creativity at the highest level - the level of genius.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Tot TaylorPublisher: UnboundPublished: 03/16/2021ISBN: 9781783528516Pages: 896Weight: 1.40lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.20w x 2.10dReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021
Book Title
The Story of John Nightly
ISBN
9781783528516
I loved the creativity, the unpredictability, its dazzling coverage of so many ideas' Rob Cowan 'Superb . . . An original character and an original book' David Quantick, Record Collector Can John Nightly be brought back to life again? John Nightly (b. 1948) finds his dimension in pop music, the art form of his time. His solo album becomes one of 1970's bestselling records - but success turns out to have side effects. Supermaxed in LA after a dazzling career, John renounces his gift, denying music and his very being, until he is rediscovered in Cornwall thirty years later by a teenage saviour dude, who persuades him to restore and complete his quasi-porto-multimedia eco-Mass, the Mink Bungalow Requiem. This epic novel mixes real and imagined lives in the tale of a young singer-songwriter, to tell a story about creativity at the highest level - the level of genius.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Tot Taylor
Publisher: Unbound
Published: 03/16/2021
ISBN: 9781783528516
Pages: 896
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 2.10d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Tot Taylor
Publisher: Unbound
Published: 03/16/2021
ISBN: 9781783528516
Pages: 896
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 2.10d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021
I loved the creativity, the unpredictability, its dazzling coverage of so many ideas' Rob Cowan 'Superb . . . An original character and an original book' David Quantick, Record Collector Can John Nightly be brought back to life again? John Nightly (b. 1948) finds his dimension in pop music, the art form of his time. His solo album becomes one of 1970's bestselling records - but success turns out to have side effects. Supermaxed in LA after a dazzling career, John renounces his gift, denying music and his very being, until he is rediscovered in Cornwall thirty years later by a teenage saviour dude, who persuades him to restore and complete his quasi-porto-multimedia eco-Mass, the Mink Bungalow Requiem. This epic novel mixes real and imagined lives in the tale of a young singer-songwriter, to tell a story about creativity at the highest level - the level of genius.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Tot Taylor
Publisher: Unbound
Published: 03/16/2021
ISBN: 9781783528516
Pages: 896
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 2.10d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Tot Taylor
Publisher: Unbound
Published: 03/16/2021
ISBN: 9781783528516
Pages: 896
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 2.10d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021