{"product_id":"dickens-and-prince-a-particular-kind-of-genius","title":"Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An ardent fan letter from Hornby that makes you want to re-read \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e while listening to \u003ci\u003eSign o' the Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJust Like You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e High Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFever Pitch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea short, warm, and entertaining book about art, creativity, and the unlikely similarities between Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and modern American rock star Prince \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery so often, a pairing comes along that seems completely unlikely--until it's not. Peanut butter and jelly, Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un, ducks and puppies, and now: Dickens and Prince. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEquipped with a fan's admiration and his trademark humor and wit, Nick Hornby invites us into his latest obsession: the cosmic link between two unlikely artists, geniuses in their own rights, spanning race, class, and centuries--each of whom electrified their different disciplines and whose legacy resounded far beyond their own time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Prince's 1987 record \u003ci\u003eSign o' the Times\u003c\/i\u003e was rereleased in 2020, the iconic album now came with dozens of songs that weren't on the original-- Prince was endlessly prolific, recording 102 songs in 1986 alone. In awe, Hornby began to wonder, \u003ci\u003eWho else ever produced this much? Who else ever worked that way?\u003c\/i\u003e He soon found his answer in Victorian novelist and social critic Charles Dickens, who died more than a hundred years before Prince began making music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining the two artists' personal tragedies, social statuses, boundless productivity, and other parallels, both humorous and haunting, Hornby shows how these two unlikely men from different centuries \"lit up the world.\" In the process, he creates a lively, stimulating rumination on the creativity, flamboyance, discipline, and soul it takes to produce great art.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51981378715879,"sku":"9780593541821","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_d9a95a3c-e441-4141-af1e-3e36ca633580.jpg?v=1776215345","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/dickens-and-prince-a-particular-kind-of-genius","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}