Van Morrison
No Surrender
Published on 4. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-09-943183-1 (ISBN)
Description
Reclusive, difficult and enigmatic, Van Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and an endlessly complicated man. In Van Morrison: No Surrender, Johnny Rogan has produced a provocative and revelatory biography of the musician, analysing the sense of place in his work and the tortuous journey that took him from local fame in Belfast to international success.
Set against the cultural and political backdrop of Belfast, before, during and after the Troubles, No Surrender offers a unique and penetrating perspective on Morrison's long career and the times that made him.
This paperback edition includes a new epilogue.
Set against the cultural and political backdrop of Belfast, before, during and after the Troubles, No Surrender offers a unique and penetrating perspective on Morrison's long career and the times that made him.
This paperback edition includes a new epilogue.
Reviews / Votes
'No biography is likely to tell you more about Morrison' - Adam Sweeting, Sunday Times A compendium of detail, a neck-aching triumph of research * Scotsman * Here is everything you wanted to know about Van Morrison... Rogan leaves no stone unturned * Guardian * 'Remarkably well-researched and deeply engrossing...Rogan's painstaking research yields an abundance of detail...Fascinating' * Irish Times * 'This characteristically accomplished biography shows the singer from every angle' * Observer * 'Superb in all respects...Rogan is a tremendous rock biographer' * Glasgow Herald * A writer of real integrity * Sunday Telegraph * A magisterial biography * Evening Standard * Enthralling * Irish Independent * His [Van Morrison] career is scrupulously chronicled by Rogan, whose affection for the music is never dimmed -- Patrick Humphries * The Week *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-943183-1 (9780099431831)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Johnny Rogan has been called 'pop's most eccentric biographer, a fanatical searcher after truth'. He is the author of sixteen books, including books on the Byrds, Roxy Music, the Kinks, the Smiths, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and John Lennon. His work has been acclaimed endlessly in print and on radio and television.