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- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Number of Pages: 212
- ISBN: 0571239560
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111617168
- Release Date: October 4, 2007
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #65912 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #1787 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #6 in Composers & Musicians - Rhythm & Blues (See Top 100 Composers & Musicians - Rhythm & Blues Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division" by Deborah Curtis to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division"Browse more products related to "Deborah Curtis"Publisher's noteRevered by his peers and idolised by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius. But although mesmerising on stage, in his private life he was introverted and had desperate mood swings. Here, his widow pieces together why - despite his impending international fame and young family - Curtis took his own life on 18 May 1980. AnnotationJoy Division's singer and lyricist Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, barely a year after the band's stunning debut album, UNKNOWN PLEASURES. Sensitive, ambitious, and intelligent, Curtis was also a death-obsessed epileptic. In this moving and absorbing recounting of their life together, TOUCHING FROM A DISTANCE, his widow Deborah Curtis's intimate knowledge of her husband's personality makes for a deeply personal evocation of his life. She tells of his early dabblings with a bohemian lifestyle, including an oddly charming description of their first meeting, during which he wore his sister's pink fluffy jacket, and his glue-sniffing habit, as well as his first explorations into punk rock and her pain on discovering his later affair with Belgian journalist Annik Honoré. Essential reading for Joy Division fans and anyone with even a passing interest in British punk, TOUCHING FROM A DISTANCE atmospherically captures the barren existence and small pleasures of 1970s Britain, and the essential escape route from drudgery that punk rock became. If You Enjoy "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division (Paperback)" by Deborah Curtis (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Composers & Musicians - Rhythm & Blues Bestsellers
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