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The Age of Anxiety: A Novel - The Times Bestseller
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Age of Anxiety: A Novel - The Times Bestseller
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Pete Townshend
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:272 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 232,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781473622944
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hodder & Stoughton
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| Imprint |
Coronet Books
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| Publication Date |
5 November 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
THE AGE OF ANXIETY is a great rock novel, but that is one of the less important things about it. The narrator is a brilliant creation - cultured, witty and unreliable. The novel captures the craziness of the music business and displays Pete Townshend's sly sense of humour and sharp ear for dialogue. First conceived as an opera, THE AGE OF ANXIETY deals with mythic and operatic themes including a maze, divine madness and long-lost children. Hallucinations and soundscapes haunt this novel, which on one level is an extended meditation on manic genius and the dark art of creativity.
Author Biography
Pete Townshend is the lead guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who - one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide - and the composer of the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia.
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