Explore books by geoff nicholson with our selection at. Nicholson, however, takes this a little bit further by making it a key theme of his books. Return to the books home page home site index site search forums archives marketplace. Geoff nicholsons most recent novels are bleeding london and flesh guitar. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
His 1991 book big noises, a survey of rock guitar in the 1990s, was a warning of what might come. His books include the novels bleeding london and the hollywood dodo. A series of vignettes and anecdotes that taken individually would be fun, are presented in the place of a traditional narrative or even an overt message. A british novel on a woman rockandroll guitarist who is a philosopher. Geoff nicholson is the author of 12 novels, including bleeding london, which was shortlisted for the whitbread prize and flesh guitar. See all books authored by geoff nicholson, including the lost art of walking, and sex collectors. The case against religious correctness by isaac kramnick.
Obsession, voyeurism and fetishism the staple diet of novelist geoff. Geoff nicholson is a british novelist and nonfiction writer. Read books for free from anywhere and from any device. Geoff nicholsons blackly comic homage to western cultures obsessive love affair with the electric guitar should be a natural he wrote brilliantly about guitars and guitar.
Mixing it up the author of flesh guitar celebrates five great cocktail novels. Flesh guitar hardcover march 1, 1999 by geoff nicholson author. Read flesh guitar by geoff nicholson available from rakuten kobo. Many writers have come to grief trying to create with words an approximation of musics content and texture. Buy flesh guitar 2nd revised edition by nicholson, geoff isbn. His nonfiction titles include sex collectors and the lost art of walking, and his journalism has appeared in. F or such a short book, geoff nicholsons flesh guitar represents a pretty ambitious undertaking. All books are divided into two categories fiction and nonfiction. Flesh guitar paperback june 1, 2000 by geoff nicholson author. Listen to books in audio format instead of reading. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. She is jenny slade, who wears a leather jacket and boots, and plays an instrument shaped in the form of a womans body, complete with breasts. Nicholson wisely sidesteps the issue by concentrating instead on the impact of the young and mysterious jenny slades.
His short stories are widely published, and four of his novels have been optioned for film. Fearlessly geoff nicholson wrote this book about rock guitar in the 1990s in 1991. Into the havoc bar and grill, an endoftheworld watering hole on the. Kelly howell, a british taxi driver, is ruined because shes not pursuing her genetic potential. With flesh guitar he has written his great guitar and rock n roll novel. Nicholsons characters are invariably gifted with a line of. He was educated at the universities of cambridge and essex. Nicholson born 4 march 1953 is a british novelist and nonfiction writer. Jenny slade, a woman performing at the havoc bar and grill, would seem. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jeff nicholson books online. Geoff nicholson books list of books by author geoff. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. His debut, street sleeper, was shortlisted for the yorkshire post first work award. A cartographic thriller with so many twists and turns it requires its own map a.
Still life with volkswagens by geoff nicholson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. More entertaining, in fact, than nicholsons fictional homage, flesh guitar. Under the fiction are understood all the works that have a fictional plot and fictional heroes. Isbn 0879519207 if you like rock n roll, and particularly guitars, this is the book for you. Bleeding london was shortlisted for the whitbread prize. The art of obsession 2009 audiobook by michael mcleod. Geoff nicholson born 4 march 1953 is a british novelist and nonfiction writer. Footsucker geoff nicholson read online free books archive. He was born in sheffield and was educated at the universities of cambridge and essex he is generally regarded as a satirist, in the tradition of evelyn waugh, though his writing has also been compared, favorably, with that of ben jonson, martin amis and thomas pynchon.
Use search by author, title or series to find more. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The main themes and features of his books include leading characters with. Flesh guitar hardcover march 1, 1999 by geoff nicholson author visit amazons geoff nicholson page. Part of her ability to mesmerize may come from the peculiar guitar she travels with. From brooklyn to the chelsea hotel, a life of art and friendship patti smith. Read the city under the skin a novel by geoff nicholson available from rakuten kobo. These tales of the flesh guitar simply dont add up to much. Geoff nicholson is currently considered a single author. Into the havoc bar and grill, an endoftheworld watering hole on the outer fringes of the metropolis, walks the entert. Fiction and poetry heads by harry by loisann yamanaka flesh guitar by geoff nicholson how to accommodate men by marilyn krysl the gardens of light by amin maalouf evening news by marly swick suspicion by barbara rogan.
Fun as it is to visit, the mockapocalyptical world geoff nicholson maps out in flesh guitar is not easy to get in focus, particularly if your grasp of rock history and mythology isnt as sharp as. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Flesh guitar ebook by geoff nicholson 9781468305395. British cult novelist nicholsons talent for sheer verbal flash is on display in his sixth novel hunters and gatherers, etc. Half sprawling, witty novel, half primer on the physical appeal and spiritual inexplicabilities. And if you like the idea of a story told in a fresh manner, then youll want to try this as well. Books about women rock musicians what should i read next. I was geoff nicholson and the flesh guitars, says the writer. Review of geoff nicholsons the lost art of walking.
Flesh guitar by geoff nicholson book cover, description, publication history. Geoff nicholson is the author of twenty books, including sex collectors, hunters and gatherers, the food chain, and bleeding london, which was shortlisted for the whitbread prize. That was lillian pizzichini writing about my novel flesh guitar for the independent. The wildly inventive nicholson bleeding london, 1997, etc. The secret world of consumers, connoisseurs, curators, creators, dealers, bibliographers, and accumulators of erotica, and more on. I was and saw a copy in a newsagents window in hillsborough, in sheffield. Nicholsons latest work is a nonfiction book titled the lost art of walking. Geoff nicholson primary author only author division. The main themes and features of his books include leading characters with obsessions, characters with quirky views on life, interweaving storylines and.
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