Listening : interviews, 1970-1989 / Jonathan Cott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cott, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interviews.

Intellectuals--Interviews.

Intellectuals.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xvi, 351 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Featuring luminaries such as Chinua Achebe and Lou Reed, from Bob Dylan to Dr. Seuss, from Carl Sagan to Elizabeth Taylor, the conversations in Listening brim with fun cultural trivia, astute psychological observations, and the rare candid look at larger than life personalities. This mosaic is the culmination of a life's work and will be beloved by casual and serious readers alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chinua Achebe: At the Crossroads

George Balanchine: Dancing with Mr. B

J. G. Ballard: Halos of Light

Ray Davies: Afternoon Tea on Hampstead Heath

Bob Dylan: Behind the Mask

Oriana Fallaci: The Art of Unclothing an Emperor

Federico Fellini: The Language of Dreams

Theodor Geisel: The Good Dr. Seuss

Richard Gere: Face-to-Face

Stéphane Grappelli: The Prince of Violins

Werner Herzog: Signs of Life

Mick Jagger: Some Girls

John Lennon: December 5, 1980

Astrid Lindgren: The Happy Childhoods of Pippi Longstocking

Henry Miller: Reflections of a Cosmic Tourist

Lou Reed: A New York State of Mind

Oliver Sacks: The Neurology of the Soul

Carl Sagan: Taking On the Cosmos

Sam Shepard: Lies of the Mind

Elizabeth Taylor: Passion

Studs Terkel: Nothing But Listen

Marie-Louise von Franz: Forever Jung.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Cott, Jonathan, 1942- Listening

ISBN:

9781517909017

1517909015

9781517907617

1517907616

OCLC:

1107060820