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Love In Vain: Robert Johnson 1911-1938, The Graphic Novel
J. M. Dupont
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Description for Love In Vain: Robert Johnson 1911-1938, The Graphic Novel
Hardback. Beloved of Clapton, Dylan and the Stones, Robert Johnson remains one of the most iconic and mythologised figures in popular music. Exploring the stories and legends that surround his life and death - his childhood, his womanising, his pact with the devil at the crossroads, this book is about his life. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 321 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
'A beautiful retelling ... which captures the great man's spirit.' UNCUT From 'Crossroads Blues' to 'Sweet Home Chicago', 'Hellhound on My Trail' to 'Come On In My Kitchen', Robert Johnson wrote some of the most enduring and formative songs of the original blues era, songs that would go on to help shape the birth of rock'n'roll in the 1960s. Beloved of Clapton, Dylan and the Stones, Robert Johnson remains one of the most iconic and mythologised figures in popular music (and the first of many to die at the age of 27). Exploring ... Read more
'A beautiful retelling ... which captures the great man's spirit.' UNCUT From 'Crossroads Blues' to 'Sweet Home Chicago', 'Hellhound on My Trail' to 'Come On In My Kitchen', Robert Johnson wrote some of the most enduring and formative songs of the original blues era, songs that would go on to help shape the birth of rock'n'roll in the 1960s. Beloved of Clapton, Dylan and the Stones, Robert Johnson remains one of the most iconic and mythologised figures in popular music (and the first of many to die at the age of 27). Exploring ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571328833
SKU
V9780571328833
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About J. M. Dupont
An avid admirer of Robert Crumb, Mezzo is one of the most respected artists in the french graphic novel world. His cult classic King of the Flies (with Michel Pirus) was published in the USA by Fantagraphics. A former music journalist, Jean-Michel Dupont also worked as a copywriter for advertising.
Reviews for Love In Vain: Robert Johnson 1911-1938, The Graphic Novel
All the time that the tension builds, so too does the detail in Johnstone's picture of a once-happy family ground down by sorrow...I would have been happy to read chapters and chapters more of this book.
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