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Van Morrison: No Surrender

Van Morrison: No Surrender

by JohnnyRogan (Author)

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    Illustrated 2006

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Synopsis

Reclusive, difficult and enigmatic, Van Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and an endlessly complicated man. In Van Morrison: No Surrender, Johnny Rogan has produced a provocative and revelatory biography of the musician, analysing the sense of place in his work and the tortuous journey that took him from local fame in Belfast to international success. Set against the cultural and political backdrop of Belfast, before, during and after the Troubles, No Surrender offers a unique and penetrating perspective on Morrison's long career and the times that made him. This paperback edition includes a new epilogue.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 672
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04 May 2006
ISBN 10: 0099431831
ISBN 13: 9780099431831
Book Overview: Van Morrison: No Surrender is the definitive biography of one of the most influential figures in the history of popular music.

Media Reviews
'No biography is likely to tell you more about Morrison' - Adam Sweeting, Sunday Times
A compendium of detail, a neck-aching triumph of research * Scotsman *
Here is everything you wanted to know about Van Morrison... Rogan leaves no stone unturned * Guardian *
'Remarkably well-researched and deeply engrossing...Rogan's painstaking research yields an abundance of detail...Fascinating' * Irish Times *
'This characteristically accomplished biography shows the singer from every angle' * Observer *
Author Bio
Johnny Rogan has been called 'pop's most eccentric biographer, a fanatical searcher after truth'. He is the author of sixteen books, including books on the Byrds, Roxy Music, the Kinks, the Smiths, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and John Lennon. His work has been acclaimed endlessly in print and on radio and television.