Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes - Softcover

Simmons, Sylvie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900924285 ISBN 13: 9781900924283

Publisher: Helter Skelter Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Smaller format, lower priced outing for Mojo scribe Sylvie Simmons' hugely acclaimed biography of the classy, sleazy, funny, hard-drinking, chainsmoking Gallic icon that inspired a new generation of louche wannabes. The Sunday Times' Top Ten Music Books of the Year, 2001; The Independent on Sunday's Top Ten Music Books of the Year, 2001;The first English biography to capture Gainsbourg's true spirit and legacy;The only book to be endorsed by widow Jane Birkin (who wrote the foreword), Draws on hours of fresh interviews with Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull, et al, as well as Beck, Nicolas Godin of Air, Sly and Robbie, David Holmes and others.

About this title

Review:

A dizzying, wry requiem. Smokin'! -- Uncut

A highly entertaining biography of the French singer-songwriter and all-round scallywag. -- JG Ballard, The Guardian

A wonderful introduction to one of the most overlooked songwriters of the 20th century. -- The Times

Gitanes is a stone masterpiece -- Stephen Davis, author of Hammer of the Gods

The most intrigueing music-biz biography of the year -- The Independent on Sunday

From the Publisher:

Serialised in The Guardian and the only English language Serge Gainsbourg biography to be translated into French, this is the definitive biography of the ultimate French icon. The new edition contains a brand new full index.

About this edition

• Publisher: Helter Skelter Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1900924285
• ISBN 13: 9781900924283
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192