Studio A – The Bob Dylan Reader

The most absorbing wide-ranging and stimulating body of writing about the mighty Bob thats ever been assembled.--Salman Rushdie. Hailed by Publishers Weekly as not only the best writing on the ever-changing folk singer but also some of the best writing about any musician around Studio A presents Bob Dylans unique literary legacy in a collection that is quintessentially Dylan: mosaic offbeat poetic. This astutely chosen and intelligently annotated collection (Time Out London) gathers over fifty articles poems essays speeches literary criticisms and interviews; many previously unpublished. Individually these pieces offer insight into the man and his time but collectively they reveal the coming-of-age of American cultural criticism in their sweeping view of both Dylan and the changing times he so eloquently captured in his music (Publishers Weekly). With Sam Shepard Bruce Springsteen Allen Ginsberg Johnny Cash Greil Marcus Joyce Carol Oates Gary Giddins Rick Moody Tom Piazza Barry Hannah and Dylan himself on the list of contributors Studio A is truly a vital document (New York Times) for all fans.