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More Real Life Rock
The Wilderness Years, 2014–2021
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This book is ideal for readers interested in cultural criticism, music history, American politics, and society. It appeals to those who appreciate in-depth analysis of contemporary culture and seek a nuanced understanding of the recent American experience through the lens of an esteemed critic.
A funny, fierce, and uninhibited musical chronicle of the convulsive recent past, from one of our finest cultural critics
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A funny, fierce, and uninhibited musical chronicle of the convulsive past six years from one of our finest cultural critics
“A smart set of suggestions for further reading, viewing, and listening by a most trustworthy guide.”—Kirkus Reviews
“This new collection of Marcus’ long-running column continues his role as a great chronicler of the highways and byways of American culture. This book feels like reading the diary of a friend who had noticed things I’d missed and seen deeper into what I’d noticed.”—Morgan Neville
For the past thirty‑five years, celebrated author Greil Marcus has applied his unmatched critical apparatus to everything from music, television, radio, and politics to overheard comments, advertisements, and happenstance street encounters—an eclectic collection of what he calls “everyday culture and found objects.”
More Real Life Rock collects hundreds of items from the crisscrossing spectrum of culture and politics throughout the tumultuous past six years of American life, an essential travel guide to the scorched landscape of recent history. Tracking the evolution of national identity during the Trump administration, Marcus spotlights the most whip-smart cultural artefacts to compose a mosaic portrait of American society, replete with unexpected heroes and villains, absurdity and its consequences, humour and despair, terror and defiance—as seen through media, music, and more.
Bursting with Marcus’s effortless, no-nonsense, unapologetic verve, this book features seventy-three columns from 2014 through February 2021.
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Praised as a "world-class cultural spelunker," Marcus's work is recognised for illuminating rock music's deep resonance in our lives (Wall Street Journal). Walter Mosley highlights Marcus's brilliant, active, and observant mind that endeavours to comprehend the entirety of American culture across diverse domains. Morgan Neville describes the book as akin to reading the diary of a perceptive friend who uncovers overlooked cultural insights. Collectively, the reviews commend Marcus's unapologetic verve and profound chronicling of American cultural highways and byways.
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ISBN: 9780300260984
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 June 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 156.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 344
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Greil Marcus is the author of many books, from Mystery Train (1975) to Under the Red White and Blue (2020). He most recently taught “The Age of Noir” at Berkeley. With Werner Sollors he is the editor of A New Literary History of America. He lives in Oakland.
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