On Michael Jackson
On Michael Jackson
paperback
Published:
3 May, 2018
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781783784202 |
| ISBN10 | 1783784202 |
| Number Of Pages | 160 |
| Item Weight | 145 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 10 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Granta Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A startlingly forthright consideration of what drove Jackson then and what drives our thinking of him now * Esquire *
Dazzling * Tatler *
Margo Jefferson's excellent, empathic take on the singer, encapsulating the pressures of being a child star, the most famous person on the planet and having a complicated legacy that can sometimes make people forget about the music -- ‘Best Summer Books’ selected by Nikesh Shukla * Observer *
Margo Jefferson's take on his life covers all its complexities -- ‘Best Summer Books’ selected by Richard Fitzpatrick * Irish Examiner *
A sizzling summer read * Daily Mail *
Succinct, analytical, non-linear, echoing a style of Susan Sontag perhaps or early Joan Didion * Quarterly Review *
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Author's Bio
The winner of a Pulitzer Prize for criticism, MARGO JEFFERSON is the author of Negroland, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize (formerly the Samuel Johnson) and On Michael Jackson and is a professor of writing at Columbia University School of the Arts. She was for years a theatre and book critic for Newsweek and the New York Times. Her writing has appeared in, among other publications, the Guardian, Vogue, New York magazine, and the New Republic.