From Manchester with Love
The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson
$50.52
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2023
Summary
‘Reading From Manchester With Love I feel I understand the times we’ve lived through differently, better, and from new angles. The writing is compelling and musical, befitting its extraordinary subject. I never met Tony Wilson, but now I feel as though I knew him well - and I’m sorry that I didn’t.’ - BRIAN ENO
‘When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend.’ Tony Wilson
To write about Tony Wilson, AKA Anthony H. Wilson, is to write abo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571252503 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571252508 |
| Author: | Paul Morley |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 539g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘From Manchester with Love is the perfect monument.’ - SUNDAY TIMES
‘Epic … More than a mind map, the book’s peculiarity and expanse and, yes, love, means it becomes an immersive experience. I found it very moving indeed.’ - OBSERVER
‘A gigantic, haphazard and unexpectedly emotional monolith dedicated to the “irritating dilettante”, “pretentious charlatan” and “huckster extraordinaire” who put his city on the musical map … Here he burns on fantastically bright.’ - UNCUT (9⁄10)
‘This is no ordinary biography … [From Manchester with Love] is a work unto itself, solidifying Tony Wilson as a postmodern hero … it’s brilliant … I have to imagine Tony Wilson (if ghosts of dead impresarios read from their graves) is pleased with From Manchester with Love.’ - LOUDER THAN WAR
‘Written with Technicolour perspective, humour, pathos and empathy in fluid, immensely readable prose, it is a book that does justice to Wilson’s memory and enduring influence.’ - RECORD COLLECTOR (5⁄5)
‘Captivating … Across 600 pages, each of the 51 chapters weaves dream states with journalistic investigation, a tale of how one human being, with the help of like-minded spirits, psychically co-opted an entire city.’ - CONFIDENTIALS
Paul Morley
Writer, broadcaster, and cultural critic Paul Morley has written about music, art, and entertainment since the 1970s. He wrote for the New Musical Express from 1976 to 1983 and formed the Zang Tumb Tuum record label with record producer Trevor Horn. A founding member of the Art of Noise and a member of staff at the Royal Academy of Music, he collaborated with Grace Jones on her memoirs and is the author of a number of books about music including The Age of Bowie (a Sunday Times bestseller), his history of classical music A Sound Mind (a Sunday Times Music Book of the Year) and a biography of Bob Dylan, You Lose Yourself, You Reappear.
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