Sinatra: The Artist and the Man

by John Lahr

A biography of Frank Sinatra.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Biography

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

John Lahr is the senior drama critic of The New Yorker, where he has written about theatre and popular culture since 1992. Among his eighteen books are Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr and Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton, which was made into a film.

He has twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. Lahr, whose stage adaptations have been performed around the world, received a Tony Award for co-writing Elaine Stritch at Liberty.

He divides his time between London and New York.

Reviews

[Fredrik Karlsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Den här essän är anledningen till att man älskar att handla böcker på loppisar. En kort bok med en specifik vinkel på Frank Sinatras liv. Författaren kommer till slutsatser och tolkningar om sinatras artistpersona och privatliv, byggda på intervjuer.

Hittar ni den, köp den!!!

[Michael Romick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great pictures, but this book does not offer much in ways of insight into the man.

[Ståhlemannen · Rating 4 out of 5]

På svenska.

Trevlig läsning.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sinatra was a complex man, and this book, in the form of a photo essay, takes a long, hard look at this brilliant performer. Sinatra was a tough guy/sentamentalist/loyal friend/formidable enemy/one of a kind singer. And Lahr's book conveys all these sides (and more) of Sinatra.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This fabulous biography dispels the myths about the man we all recognize and feel we know. Sinatra's personal life is far from admirable, but Lahr points out that the emotional weaknesses of the singer may have been integral to his peerless interpretations of popular song. A masterful book.

[Marianne Ogden · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like Sinatra, here is a good coffee table book for you. The reading is interesting and the black and white photos are excellent.

[Moses · Rating 3 out of 5]

great little time capsule

[John Devlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A strong work that attempts to depict and demonstrate some of the Sinatra musical magic.

[Maziyar pahlevan]

perfect...