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Five stars. With typical pretension, Morrissey's first book has been published as a Penguin Classic. It justifies such presentation with a beautifully measured prose style that combines a lilting, poetic turn of phrase and acute quality of observation, revelling in a kind of morbid glee at life's injustice with arch, understated humour It is recognisably the voice of the most distinctive British pop lyricist of his era -- Neil McCormick ― Daily Telegraph

A brilliant and timely book What is so refreshing about Morrissey's Autobiography is its very messiness, its deliriously florid, overblown prose style, its unwillingness to kowtow to a culture of literary formula and commercial pigeon-holing Autobiography is a true baggy monster, a book in which a distinctive prose style is allowed to develop A rococo triumph Overwhelmingly this is a book to be thankful for In the ways that matter, Autobiography reads like a work of genuine literary class -- Alex Niven ― Independent

Sharply written, rich, clever, rancorous, puffed-up, tender, catty, windy, poetic, and frequently very, very funny.

Welcome back, Morrissey -- Michael Bonner ― Uncut Magazine

Rancorous, rhapsodic, schizophrenic: Autobiography delivers a man in full -- Andrew Male ― Mojo

If one is willing to accept that a Morrissey book could be a classic, then the book justifies its status remarkably early on. As a work of prose Autobiography is a triumph of the written word ― Louder than war

Funnier than the Iliad A triumph -- Colin Paterson ― Today Programme, BBC Radio 4

One of the autobiographies of this or any year A wonderfully entertaining read.

He's as witty, acerbic and opinionated as you'd expect, but there's a welcome self-awareness throughout that makes the dramatic flourishes and hyperbolic dismay all the more hilarious.

Morrissey autobiography amazon uk toys The prose style can be wearing, but when he's good he's very, very good, and the whole early section holds together very well. Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Even reading this in broad daylight it came across as a very chilling experience and a strange mystery. Quantity: 1 available.

He may have more flaws than Manchester's Arndale Centre but he's just brilliantly, uniquely Morrissey ― Daily Mirror

Morrissey's Autobiography is brilliant and relentless. Genius, really -- Douglas Coupland

Well, so far Morrissey's book is an absolute masterpiece; no doubt the whole stinking country will hate it. -- Frankie Boyle

This is the best book ever.

Like ever ― Wonderland

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Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (), Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades.

Achieving twelve Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths), his songs have been recorded by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others.

Amazon uk toys and games The Record Breaking Number One Bestseller With new images and a full discography 'With a life steeped in the acute articulation of what it feels like to be an 'outsider's outsider'. The Smiths barely gets a look-in. One of the greatest creative expressions to come out of the last half of last century is the three minute pop song Quantity: 5 available.

An animal protectionist, in Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon by viewers of the BBC, losing out to Sir David Attenborough. In Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male, past or present, in a nationwide newspaper poll. In , Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel-Aviv. It has been said 'Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime.' Autobiography covers Morrissey's life from his birth until the present day.

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