Product Information
Inspired by the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary, this is the story of the real Miss Simone. What Happened, Miss Simone? tells the story of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. Drawn from a trove of rare archival footage, audio recordings and interviews (including Simone's remarkable private diaries), this nuanced examination of Nina Simone's life highlights her musical inventiveness and unwavering quest for equality, while laying bare the personal demons that plagued her from the time of her Jim Crow childhood in North Carolina to her self-imposed exile in Liberia and Paris. Harnessing the singular voice of Miss Simone herself and incorporating candid reflections from those who knew her best, including her only daughter, music journalist Alan Light brings us face to face with a legend, examining the very public persona and very private struggles of one of our greatest artists.Product Identifiers
PublisherCanongate Books LTD
ISBN-139781782118718
eBay Product ID (ePID)226148820
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhat Happened, Miss Simone?: a Biography
AuthorAlan Light
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMusic
Publication Year2016
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height240mm
Item Width162mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAlan Light
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom