The Prodigiousness of Genius in “Dickens and Prince” – Chicago Review of Books

The Prodigiousness of Genius in “Dickens and Prince” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] What does Dickens (Victorian Englishman, man of letters, and social reformer) have in common with Prince (Midwesterner, composer, and multi-instrumentalist)? On the face of it, not much. This unexpected pairing is, however, the basis for Nick Hornby’s new book Dickens and Prince, which aims to show how each artist was a “particular kind of … Read more