Frank zappas reputation as one of rocks maverick genuises ha. The definitive story of frank zappa slaven, neil on. Don quixote s niece, and housekeeper, together with other droll matters. Revised and updated, electric don quixote is still the most comprehensive chronicle of his extraordinary life and career. It stands on the shoulders of past zappa bios and without reading at least one or two of them, the reader might lose the sublety slaven has incorporated. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page.
Music historian neil slaven has brilliantly chronicled the complex strands of zappas life and work in a book that will please anyone interested in the history of. Electric don quixote the definitive story of frank zappa. Don quixotes niece, and housekeeper, together with other droll matters. The story of frank zappa 2nd revised edition by slaven, neil isbn. Electric don quixote the story of frank zappa neil slaven. As good as electric don quixote is, i do not consider it adequate to stand completely on its own. Of the laughable conversation that passed between don quixote, san.
His quixote is not so much a translation as a travesty, and a travesty that for coarseness, vulgarity, and buffoonery is almost unexampled even in the literature of that day. The definitive story of frank zappa by neil slaven for free with a 30 day free trial. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was published in two volumes in 1605 and 1615 and is famous as one of the greatest novels of all time. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. Id recommend no commercial potential and the real frank zappa book as possible starting. Omnibus press 1997 isbn 0711965536 352 pp, paperback, 23,5 x 15,5 cm english.
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