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The Great Concert of the Night

The Great Concert of the Night
Author: Jonathan Buckley
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2020-01-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1681373963

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A moving, dream-like novel about memory, love, and death. David has just spent New Year’s Eve alone, watching Le Grand Concert de la Nuit, a film in which his former lover Imogen starred. In the early hours of the new year, consoled and tormented by her ethereal presence, he begins to write. What follows is a brilliantly various journal, chronicling a year in the life of a thinking man. David works as a curator at the ailing Sanderson-Perceval Museum in southern England, whose small collection of porcelain, musical instruments, crystals, velvet mushrooms, and glass jellyfish is as eccentric and idiosyncratic as the long-dead collectors’ tastes. David himself is a connoisseur of the derelict and nonutilitarian, of objects removed from the flow of time. Refusing the imposed order of a straightforward chronology, his journal moves fluidly back and forth in time, filled with fragments of life remembered, imagined, and recorded, from memories of his past life with Imogen or with his ex-wife, Samantha, to reflections on the lives and relics of female saints or the history of medicine. There are quotations from Seneca, Meister Eckhart, and the Goncourt brothers mixed in with the equally compelling imagined words of fictional film directors, actors, and, always, the fascinating Imogen, who is alive now only “in the perpetual present of the sentence.” In The Great Concert of the Night, Jonathan Buckley expertly interweaves sexual despair, cultural critique, the plot lines of one man’s quietly brilliant life, and the problems and paradoxes of writing, especially writing about and to the dead.


The Great Concert of the Night

The Great Concert of the Night
Author: Jonathan Buckley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781908745774

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In the small hours of January 1st, a man begins to write, having watched Le Grand Concert de la Nuit, a film in which a former lover - Imogen - plays a major role. For the next year, he writes something every day. His journal is a ritual of commemoration and an investigation of the character of Imogen and her relationships - with himself; with her family and friends; with other lovers. Imogen is an elusive subject, and The Great Concert of the Night is an intricate text, mixing scenes from the writer's memory and the present day, and scenes from Imogen's films, with observations on a range of subjects, from the visions of female saints to the history of medicine and the festivals of ancient Rome. But one subject comes to occupy him above all: what happens when a person becomes a character on the page.


Lighters in the Sky

Lighters in the Sky
Author: Corbin Reiff
Publisher: Lesser Gods
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781944713188

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Music lovers know there's something magical about seeing the right band at the right time. Some phenomenal gigs showcase a key artist on the rise or a mega-star at the top of their game. Others capture the cultural zeitgeist or bring together multiple heavy-hitters. Lighters in the Sky features transcendent moments from music legends, from the King of Rock 'n' Roll and the King of Pop to Queen and Queen Bey. These shows made jaws drop and changed music history. Each concert narrative makes readers feel as if they're at the show, experiencing the excitement as it happened. Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to witness the Beatles at Shea Stadium, Madonna in Rome, or Kanye West at Coachella? There are heaping servings of classic rock, rap, and pop, but the scope of artists and genres is vast and there's something for music fans of all stripes. There are dozens of music icons, including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Prince, Nirvana, Green Day, and Jay-Z. Relive festivals that changed music history, including Monterey Pop, Woodstock, and Lollapalooza. Stick up your devil horns and get ready to rock! Corbin Reiff is the managing editor of Real Talk on Uproxx. He has written for some of the biggest music publications, including Rolling Stone, Spin, Pitchfork, The A.V. Club, Ultimate Classic Rock, and Guitar World.


The Musical Monitor

The Musical Monitor
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 642
Release: 1915
Genre: Music
ISBN:

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Killer Show

Killer Show
Author: John Barylick
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 1611682657

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The definitive book on The Station nightclub fire on the 10th anniversary of the disaster


Musical America

Musical America
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 578
Release: 1923
Genre: Music
ISBN:

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The Lyceum Magazine

The Lyceum Magazine
Author: Ralph Albert Parlette
Publisher:
Total Pages: 708
Release: 1923
Genre: Lectures and lecturing
ISBN:

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Caledonian

Caledonian
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 564
Release: 1917
Genre:
ISBN:

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Musical Courier

Musical Courier
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1006
Release: 1908
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

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Vols. for 1957-61 include an additional (mid-January) no. called Directory issue, 1st-5th ed. The 6th ed. was published as the Dec. 1961 issue.