Gig
Gig
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Explores how music and the muse intertwine in work and in life. This title includes stories, anecdotes, jokes, absurdities, the odd informal homily, pitfalls and pratfalls, and Yorkshire life and death. It is about the dream and reality of what you are, and what you might have been.
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Gig by Simon Armitage
'Extremely funny' Sunday Telegraph _____________________________ A poet is a rock star without the sex'n'drugs, or the rock'n'roll. But that never stopped Simon Armitage dreaming, and in Gig, he explores how music and the muse intertwine in work and in life. Crammed with stories, anecdotes, jokes, absurdities, the odd informal homily, pitfalls and pratfalls (not all the author's own), Yorkshire life and death, Gig is about the dream and reality of what you are, and what you might have been. _____________________________ 'One of our most entertaining authors' Independent 'Very, very funny' GQ 'Witty, terrific, stupendously funny' Daily Telegraph Simon Armitage, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
I read this book in one sittingIt moved me to tears, to shouts of laughter, and made me look at even the most mundane things in a different way * Sunday Times *
Extremely funny, brilliant * Sunday Telegraph *
Engaging, eccentric, hilarious, incredibly good company. A wonderwall of moments and memories . . . one of our most entertaining authors * Independent *
Very, very funny . . . the kind of book you'll want to press on your friends * GQ *
Witty, terrific, stupendously funny * Daily Telegraph *
Warm, funny . . . wonderfully accurate and evocative . . . we close the book wanting more * Times Literary Supplement *
Pitch perfect * Financial Times *
Funny, perceptive, thought-provoking. Armitage has a poet's eye for the poignant detail and the bigger theme * Scotsman *
Extremely funny, brilliant * Sunday Telegraph *
Engaging, eccentric, hilarious, incredibly good company. A wonderwall of moments and memories . . . one of our most entertaining authors * Independent *
Very, very funny . . . the kind of book you'll want to press on your friends * GQ *
Witty, terrific, stupendously funny * Daily Telegraph *
Warm, funny . . . wonderfully accurate and evocative . . . we close the book wanting more * Times Literary Supplement *
Pitch perfect * Financial Times *
Funny, perceptive, thought-provoking. Armitage has a poet's eye for the poignant detail and the bigger theme * Scotsman *
Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire in 1963, and continues to live near Huddersfield. He is one of the leading writers of his generation. He has won the Sunday Times author of the year, the Forward Prize, a Lannan Award, and an Ivor Novello Award for his song lyrics in the Channel 4 film, Feltham Sings
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780141021249 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141021241 |
| Title | Gig |
| Author | Simon Armitage |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |