No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0087GZ3X8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 142 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Perfect Biography? Damn close! Ike47 I buy too much stuff at Amazon to review most of it, but I had to make an exception for this book. For the subject matter, it is just about a perfect biography. There are lots of stories around about Piaf, many of them apocryphal. Burke addresses them all, evaluates th. Singing for her life Susan Maresco I grew up listening to and admiring French pop music, always trying to sing along with the proper words, hoping to become immersed in the French language while studying it in high school. The songs of Edith Piaf were tops, oh so French, iconic. Her life as a free, thou. "the story of an amazing woman in extraordinary circumstances" according to MIKE K. the story of an amazing woman in extraordinary circumstances. I had seen her on TV on the Ed Sullivan Show on a few occasions and now I wish that I had known her story then. I would have appreciated her even more.
"A definitive, thoroughly researched biography. No Regrets is exhaustively comprehensive; Burke spoke with just about everyone who knew, admired or loved Piaf." —Miami Herald. Burke deftly depicts the destiny of Piaf from her birth to her tragic death at age 47
Carolyn Burke is the author of Lee Miller: A Life and Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy. Burke surveys all Piaf’s mayhem with thoughtfulness and respect.” James Gavin, New York Times Book Review The iconic French singer comes to life in this enthralling, definitive biography, which captures Edith Piaf's immense charisma along with the time and place that gave rise to her unprecedented international career. Raised by turns in a brothel, a circus caravan, and a working-class Parisian neighborhood, Piaf began singing on the city's streets, where she was discovered by a Champs-Elysees cabaret owner. Sympathetic captivating highly effective.” Graham Robb, New York Review of Books Concise and gracefully written. She has taught at the University of California at Santa Cruz and Davis and at universities in France and Australia, where she was born. She now lives in California. . Burke demonstr