An appreciation of David Bowie - artist, lyricist, performer, icon
Simon Critchley has published books on a wide expanse of ethical and philosophical subjects, including the bestselling The Book of Dead Philosophers, and cult novel Memory Theatre. He is Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York, and series moderator of 'The Stone', a philosophy column in The New York Times.
A magnificent and deceptively slim book, in which no essay takes
longer to read than it would take to listen to a Bowie song, but in
which there is a cumulative sense of revelation as regards what
made Bowie special, and why it is that his work seems to yield
more, the more time you spend there. The book is delightful, highly
readable ... funny, moving and passionate
*Salon*
Simon Critchley beguiles as he illuminates.
*David Mitchell*
Simon Critchley is a figure of quite startling brilliance, and I
can never guess what he'll do next, only that it is sure to sustain
and nourish my appetite for his voice.
*Jonathan Lethem*
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