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Article: Bob Dylan's songlines.(Book Review)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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Chronicles, Volume One. Bob Dylan. Simon & Schuster. [pounds sterling]16.99. 293 pages. ISBN 0-7432-3076-0. Lyrics, 1962-2001. Bob Dylan. Simon & Schuster. [pounds sterling]35.00 610 pages. ISBN 0-7432-3944-X.
The publication of the first volume of Bob Dylan's autobiography represents an event of some note. A cultural icon of the twentieth century who wrote some of its most memorable songs, Dylan is almost equally famous for a reticence that makes Garbo seem like a socialite. One might be forgiven, then, for being somewhat sceptical as to how revealing Chronicles, Volume One, might prove to be. What is surprising, therefore, is that it is not only revelatory, but ...