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Il 21 aprile 2016 Ben Greenman sta mangiando in un fast food, quando riceve una mail da suo fratello, oggetto: «Prince», corpo del messaggio: «Noooo!». In quel momento la musica di Prince, che aveva accompagnato buona parte della sua vita e di cui tanto aveva scritto, gli appare tutta insieme, con tutti i pezzi che risuonano contemporaneamente, l'uno sull'altro, impossibile da tollerare: «una violenza perpetrata su alcune delle cose che avevo ...

Prince was een onvermoeibare artiest, muzikaal virtuoos, een kameleon, iemand die gevestigde ideeën over ras en gender omver haalde, de definitie van 'identiteit' herschreef en de rol van seks in de popmuziek nieuw elan gaf. Hij was wervelend, grillig, tegendraads, experimenteel en bijzonder productief. De energie van His Royal Badness leek onuitputtelijk. Tot die tragische ochtend van 21 april 2016. Muziekjournalist Ben Greenman was elf jaar ...

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William and Louisa Day are a suburban husband and wife, with no children, confronting the question of what their relationship means to them and if and how it will survive. One day, after weeks of bizarre behavior—disappearing in the middle of parties, hoarding mail—Louisa approaches William with a stark request: "I want you to build us a house." Caught off guard, William is suddenly forced to reckon with his own hopes and desires, his growing ...

A year after Prince's death at the age of 57, acclaimed writer brilliantly anatomizes the star's dramatic career and an aesthetic that at times seemed otherworldly. In thematically structured chapters that blend critical consideration of Prince's art with the author's personal connection to the music.

Q: What do Tiger, Paris, Lindsay, Alec, and Oprah have in common with the enduring characters of Anton Chekhov?A: Love, loss, pride, yearning, heartbreak, renewal, transcendence: the very stuff of life.The immortal stories of Anton Chekhov have long entranced readers with their insights into the universal truths of human behavior . . . but you've never read them quite like this. Former friends Nicole and Paris exchange prickly pleasantries in ...

Ben Greenman is a writer of virtuosic range and uncanny emotional insight. As Darin Strauss has noted, "Like Bruno Schulz, George Saunders, Donald Barthelme, and no one else I can think of, Greenman has the power to be whimsical without resorting to whimsy." The stories in this new collection, What He's Poised to Do, showcase his wide range, yet are united by a shared sense of yearning, a concern with connections missed and lost, and a poignan...

With a mix of traditional, literary prose and bold -- some might say irresponsible -- experimentation, Ben Greenman explores the ins and outs of modern romance. Expect tears, nudity and recrimination.

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Named one of the best music books of 2017 by The Wall Street JournalA unique and kaleidoscopic look into the life, legacy, and electricity of the pop legend Prince and his wideranging impact on our cultureBen Greenman, New York Times bestselling author, contributing writer to the New Yorker, and owner of thousands of recordings of Prince and Prince-related songs, knows intimately that there has never been a rock star as vibrant, mercurial, wil...