No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0087GZ3X8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 110 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. "A definitive, thoroughly researched biography
"The Perfect Biography? Damn close!" according to IkeThe 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 them, and gives cogent arguments to evaluate how likely each is. In addition, she digs up incredibly complete information on Piaf's life from her childhood years through her discovery, her development as a great singer and icon of France, her almost innumerable lovers (though Burke does enumerate and explain ea. 7. 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 them, and gives cogent arguments to evaluate how likely each is. In addition, she digs up incredibly complete information on Piaf's life from her childhood years through her discovery, her development as a great singer and icon of France, her almost innumerable lovers (though Burke does enumerate and explain ea. "Singing for her life" according to 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, though tormented, spirit, haunted me in the bohemian 1950s, and although I knew almost nothing of her real life, intimations of her living a louche and druggy existence abided and acquired a patina that seemed to be a widely held notion.Carolyn Burke's biography of Piaf rubbed away decades of this fuzzy thinking.. the story of an amazing woman in extraordinary circumstances 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.
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. She became a star almost overnight, seducing Paris's elite and the people of its slums in equal measure with her powerful, passionate voice. She now lives in California. Burke demonstrates how, with her courage, her incomparable art, and her universal appeal, "the little sparrow" endures as a symbol of France and a source of inspiration to entertainers worldwide. 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. Carolyn Burke i