Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006 (Da Capo Best Music Writing)
by Mary Gaitskill
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780306814990 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
Whether you count yourself a member of the hip-hop nation, bang your head yearly at Ozzfest, wear a cowboy hat, or dance to the top twenty, you're sure to find something to love in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006. Gathering a rich array of writing by music journalists, novelists, and scribes from a wide range of sources-highbrow literary quarterlies to 'zines and blogs--Da Capo Best Music Writing is a multi-voiced snapshot of the year in music writing that, like the music it illuminates, is every bit as thrilling as it is revealing.
Synopsis:
The seventh edition of the year's best writing on music by today's most compelling writers, selected by the acclaimed author of "Veronica" and "Because They Wanted To"
About the Author
Mary Gaitskill is the author of the novel Veronica, a finalist for the National Book Award and one of the New York Times' top five novels of the year. She is the author of Because They Wanted To, which was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1998. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). Her story "Secretary" was the basis for the film of the same name. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, she teaches creative writing at Syracuse University. She lives in New York. Daphne Carr is the author of Pretty Hate Machine, and her work appears regularly in the Associated Press, Village Voice, Chicago Tribune, and other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780306814990
- Subtitle:
- The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pop, Country, & More
- Author:
- Editor:
- Carr, Daphne
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Da Capo Press
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Essays
- Subject:
- 20th century
- Subject:
- Music
- Subject:
- History & Criticism - General
- Subject:
- General Music
- Series:
- Da Capo Best Music Writing
- Publication Date:
- November 2006
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 7.36x5.24x.94 in. .77 lbs.










