So This Is Permanence presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century; Joy Divisions Ian Curtis.The fact of the bands relatively few releases belies the power and enduring fascination its music holds; especially in light of Curtiss tragic suicide in 1980 on the eve of the bands first American tour. Reproduced in this beautiful clothbound volume are Curtiss never-before-seen handwritten lyrics; accompanied by earlier drafts and previously unpublished pages from his notebooks that shed fascinating light on his writing and creative process.Also included are an insightful and moving foreword by Curtiss widow Deborah; a substantial introduction by writer Jon Savage; and an appendix featuring books from Curtiss library and a selection of fanzine interviews; letters; and other ephemera from his estate.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. How the Images of Nazis in movies changed.By Michael SamerdykeThis book begins with an interesting premise: How have Nazis been portrayed in film in different era? Hake looks at Hollywood during WWII; West German film in the Fifties; East German film in the Sixties; Italian film in the Seventies and so on.The result is a rather uneven book. Some chapters; such as the one on the Fifties; are excellent. (Perhaps this is because these chapters cover films that are rather unfamiliar to English speaking readers.) Some chapters are only okay.The biggest drawback to the book is the lack of an overall conclusion that pulls the ideas in the different chapters together. Instead; we have Hakes mostly negative response to "Downfall" and then the book is over. It is rather an anti-climax.
