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The Raven Hardcover - 2011

by Lou Reed; Lorenzo Mattotti (Illustrator)


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In 2001 legendary rock and roller Lou Reed immersed himself in the world of one of his spiritual forefathers, Edgar Allan Poe, to produce one of his most challenging and original works: POEtry, a cycle of songs directed by the legendary theater director Robert Wilson, in which Reed's poetically streetwise sensibility merged with Poe's dark chronicles of terror and despair -- combining Poe's prose and work set to music, Reed songs inspired by Poe, and even two classic Reed tunes whose insertion into this context gave them a new resonance.

This suite of songs was released on 2003 on CD as The Raven (Reed's most recent solo studio album to date).

This spectacular volume adds a third dark, unique vision to the mix: The brilliant Italian cartoonist and illustrator Lorenzo Mattotti (RAW Magazine, The New Yorker), whose vivid, abstracted and enigmatic paintings perfectly complement Reed and Poe's haunting words.

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  • Title The Raven
  • Author Lou Reed; Lorenzo Mattotti (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition. F
  • Pages 188
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fantagraphics Books, Seattle, WA
  • Date 2011-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781606994443 / 1606994441
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 9.2 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 23.37 x 2.79 cm)
  • Ages 16 to UP years
  • Grade levels 11 - UP
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013562105
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.140
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