The Fan Who Knew Too Much: The Secret Closets of American Culture
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593765282 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anthony Heilbut is the author of Thomas Mann: Eros and Literature, Exiled in Paradise: German Refugee Artists and Intellectuals in America from the 1930s to the Present, and, The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times. He received his Ph.D in English from Harvard University, and has taught at New York University and Hunter College.. He is a record producer specializing in gospel music and has won a Grammy Awar
He is a record producer specializing in gospel music and has won a Grammy Award and a Grand Prix du Disque. He received his Ph.D in English from Harvard University, and has taught at New York University and Hunter College.. About the AuthorAnthony Heilbut is the author of Thomas Mann: Eros and Literature, Exiled in Paradise: German Refugee Artists and Intellectuals in America from the 1930s to the Present, and, The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times
He is an agnostic with Jewish roots who adores gospel music. The Fan Who Knew Too Much, extends Heilbut’s fascination with outsiders, loners, and exiles in 20th-century American Culture (Ian Crouch).”The book is comprised of eight essays that range from art to obsession. On this broad journey through American culture, Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentorI know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author (Paul Simon).”. Heilbut explores the roles of gays in the gospel church, profiles the life and work of Aretha Franklin, discusses the rise of the soap opera and Irna Phillips, its most influential figure, detours to an expose on male sopranos, and explores the roles of émigrés from Hitler’s
A serious--and seriously enjoyable--literary achievement One of the most important and ingenious books of cultural criticism I've read. iThe first essay fairly beams with the remarkable energy of great scholarship, yoking ideas and making connections; the second is arguably the best and most informed thing I've ever read about Aretha. As fun to read and think about as it is profound.. Your Time Now ardie dean strutzenberg Dear curious readers, here's a rare chance to get a most brutally insightful and painfully passionate work from one of America's best. "The Fan Who Knew Too Much" is almost an understatement. Anthony Heilbut wrote the definitive bible on Black Gospel music over 40 years ago! Critics, scholars, fans and most importantly the living souls h. Heilbut is Amazing! In this engaging book of essays, Anthony Heilbut shares his deep understanding of many topics, including German literature, blues and gospel music, the history of the soap opera, gay black music artists, and what it means to be a child of ex-pat German Jews. His pieces sizzle with intellectual energy and passion. He is allusive and elusi