Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl：A Memoir
- 作者
- 出版社 Penguin
- 出版时间 2015年10月
- ISBN 9781594486630
- 定价 206.70
内容简介
FromtheguitaristofthepioneeringbandSleater-Kinney，thebookKimGordonsays"everyonehasbeenwaitingfor"andaNewYorkTimesNotableBookof2015--acandid，funny，anddeeplypersonallookatmakingalife--andfindingyourself--inmusic.BeforeCarrieBrownsteinbecameamusicicon，shewasayounggirlgrowingupinthePacificNorthwestjustasitwasbecomingthesettingforonethemostimportantmovementsinrockhistory.Seekingasenseofhomeandidentity，shewoulddiscoverbothwhilemovingfromspectatortocreatorinexperiencingthepowerandmysteryofaliveperformance.WithSleater-Kinney，Brownsteinandherbandmatesrosetoprominenceintheburgeoningundergroundfeministpunk-rockmovementthatwoulddefinemusicandpopcultureinthe1990s.Theywouldbecitedas“America’sbestrockband”bylegendarymusiccriticGreilMarcusfortheirdefiant，exuberantbrandofpunkthatresistedlabelsandlimitations，andredefinednotionsofgenderinrock.HUNGERMAKESMEAMODERNGIRLisanintimateandrevealingnarrativeofherescapefromaturbulentfamilylifeintoaworldwheremusicwasthemeanstowardself-invention，community，andrescue.Alongtheway，Brownsteinchroniclestheexcitementandcontradictionswithintheera’sflourishingandfiercelyindependentmusicsubculture，includingexperiencesthatsowedtheseedsfortheobservationalsatireofthepopulartelevisionseriesPortlandiayearslater.Withdeft，lucidproseBrownsteinprovesherselfasformidableonthepageasonthestage.Accessiblyraw，honestandheartfelt，thisbookcapturestheexperienceofbeingayoungwoman，abornperformerandanoutsider，andultimatelyfindingone’struecallingthroughhardwork，courageandtheintoxicatingpowerofrockandroll.
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