So This is Permanence

Name: So This is Permanence
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SKU: 9780571309573
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Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks

By Ian Curtis

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So This is Permanence, edited by Jon Savage with a foreword by Deborah Curtis, offers an intimate glimpse into the life and mind of Ian Curtis, the lead singer and songwriter of Joy Division. The book features Ian's intensely personal writings and unpublished facsimile pages from his notebooks, illuminating his creative process and the inner turmoil behind his poignant lyrics. Set against the backdrop of Manchester's post-industrial decline in the late 1970s, it captures the raw energy and emotional depth of Joy Division's music, born from punk but imbued with profound melancholy.
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This collection will resonate with fans of Joy Division, enthusiasts of punk and post-punk music, and readers interested in the intersection of art, personal struggle, and cultural history.

So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks is an incredible visual collection of the personal writings of musical icon Ian Curtis.

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So This is Permanence, edited by Jon Savage with a foreword by Deborah Curtis, presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis.

The songs of Joy Division, infused with the energy of punk but steeped in a resigned longing, were born of Manchester in the late seventies - a once flourishing industrial city in decline. They were the songs too of Ian Curtis's inner tragedies, as he battled depression, epilepsy, and debilitating stage fright. Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, on the eve of the band's first American tour.

Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian's notebooks, which throw his highly emotive lyrics into fascinating relief and cast light on the creative process of this singularly poetic songwriter.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571309573

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

Edited by Jon Savage
Introduction by Deborah Curtis

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 205.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1100g

Pages: 304

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Arts & Culture Ian Curtis Non-Fiction

About the Author

Ian Curtis was born in Stretford, Lancashire, and grew up in Macclesfield. Joy Division released two seminal post-punk albums: Unknown Pleasures (1979) and the posthumous Closer (1980). Jon Savage is the author of England's Dreaming, Teenage and The England's Dreaming Tapes.