PRINCE: A CELEBRATION

Book ID/图书代码： 04560010B39720

English Summary/英文概要： Five years in the writing, Matt Thorne’s definitive new book on pop star Prince addresses every aspect of the artist’s multitudinous career—from the earliest demos to the latest radio station sneak releases. Thorne analyses the music, images and recorded performances that this astonishingly prolific artist has amassed (both released and unreleased), looking at influences, trends, thematic links and recurring preoccupations.
The book features interviews and new information from his closest collaborators—including Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink and Susannah Melvoin, Prince’s most significant muse and a woman who has never spoken publically of their relationship before.
This book answers every question about this most enigmatic of artists, including why he changed his name to a symbol and went to war with Warner Brothers, why he’s turned his back on the internet after being an online pioneer and perhaps most pressingly of all, why does Darling Nikki have a castle?

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 马特·索恩在笔坛耕耘了5年，这本新书描写的是流行歌星Prince（王子）艺术生涯的方方面面――从最早的样本唱片到最新的电台首播。索恩分析了这位多产艺人发布的和未发布的音乐、宣传画和录制的表演，关注了影响、潮流、主题关联和重复出现的引人全神贯注的因素。
本书着重于访谈，提供了源自他亲密合作者们的新情报――包括温迪·麦佛音，莉萨·寇尔门，马特·福音克和苏珊娜·麦佛音，王子最重要的灵感女神，尽管她之前从未在公众场合谈论他俩的关系。
本书解开了围绕着这些艺人的谜团，包括为什么他把名字改成了一个符号，为什么与华纳兄弟开战，为什么在成为网络先锋后便对因特网不理不睬，还有也许是最令人迫切想知道的，为什么亲爱的尼克依会有一座城堡？(SXX)

Awards/获奖情况：Rights sales: Finland (Tammi), Spain (Alba)

给马特·索恩的赞誉：
“索恩是个非凡的作家。”――《星期天独立报》
“这本小说构思巧妙，给人自信，引人入胜；作者拥有聆听对话的聪耳和发现细节的慧眼。”――《时代文学辅读》关于《空闲的八分钟》的评论
“索恩本人也有点童星意味。他才年近三十，已写了5本小说。索恩小说的现实主义表象令人愉悦，而本质在平常的琐事退却后依然历久弥新。”――《独立报》对《童星》的评论
“阅读《樱桃》仿佛在观看略微失焦的日常场景或熟悉面孔的照片。照片里的每样事物都认得出来，却并不精准，令人疑惑是否有改动，有‘错’的地方。正是那种距离感――经过仔细计算介于平常或已知与不安或不可知之间――给了这本小说以力量。而索恩精确的测量和行文，把真实与未解的梦游快乐通过《樱桃》寓于其中。”――《旁观者》对于《樱桃》的评论，该小说入围2004年读书人奖。
Just in, Matt Thorne (author of PRINCE) on Prince, on the Telegraph website.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/hiding-in-plain-sight--why-i-spent-a-lifetime-chasing-prince/

About the Author/作者介绍： 马特·索恩已出版了5本成人小说，并广受好评。他是《为新清教徒欢呼》选集的编辑之一，也是《星期天独立报》的常雇评论家。

Matt Thorne has published five adult novels to widespread critical acclaim, co-edited the anthology All Hail the New Puritans, and is a regular reviewer for the Independent on Sunday.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights Sold: Spain (Alba); Finland (Tammi) – both on proposal and sample chapters!

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