Hollywood Foto-Rhetoric: The Lost Manuscript

Text byBob Dylan

ISBN 10: 1847374670 / ISBN 13: 9781847374677

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, 2008

About this Item

Surfacing for the first time after more then forty years, this a remarkable long-lost manuscript written by Bob Dylan in the 1960s, inspired by renowned photographer Barry Feinstein's portraits of Tinseltown. These twenty-three prose poems are thought-provoking, witty, and thoroughly unexpected observations of a bygone era. An extra postage charge may be needed to some countries outside the UK because of the weight of this book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hollywood Foto-Rhetoric: The Lost Manuscript
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847374670
• ISBN 13: 9781847374677
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Photographs by Barry Feinstein
• Edition: First Edition First Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The portrait of a very young Bob Dylan on the cover of 'The Times They Are a Changin' is probably one of the most recognizable and famous album covers of all time. Photographer Barry Feinstein took that photo, as well as many more of Dylan throughout his career. His images have been published throughout the world many times over, and have become synonymous with our perceptions of that place and time in rock and folk music history. Inspired by a series of photographs that Feinstein took in Hollywood during the 1950s and 60s, Bob Dylan wrote an extraordinary series of poems that have remained unpublished for decades. They are thought-provoking, witty and erudite observations of the world; through the lens of Feinstein's photographs, they speak volumes about the anonymous faces and places of Los Angeles, and offer wry commentary on images of stars and legends in the neighbourhood at the time. Photos of Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland float through the book, as do poignant images of starlets, casting couches, employment agencies and palm tree'd boulevards.Feinstein was there with a camera to capture some world-famous events, such as Marilyn Monroe's memorial service, and he photographed the forgettable moments, preserving them perfectly and timelessly. Bob Dylan's unsettling and distinctly unique perspective informs and enlivens every page, an irresistible interpretive voice narrating the visual images from photo to photo.

About the Author

Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941, Bob Dylan is without question one of the most influential figures in the history of popular music. He not only revolutionised popular music by incorporating poetry in his folk and rock compositions, he also helped create a more inclusive and progressive consciousness in American culture.