{"product_id":"9781501331701","title":"Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible","description":"Author: Evans, David\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781501331701\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 May 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn August 1994, Manic Street Preachers released \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, a dark, fiercely intelligent album that explored such themes as mental illness, murder and war. Richey Edwards, the band's lyricist and motive force, vanished five months later; he was never found. In his absence \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHoly Bible \u003c\/i\u003eentered the rock canon alongside Joy Division's \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e and Nirvana's \u003ci\u003eIn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUtero,\u003c\/i\u003e the valedictory works of troubled young men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book tells the dramatic story of Manic Street Preachers' masterpiece.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eTracing the album's origins in the Valleys, an industrialised region of South Wales where the band spent their formative years, the author argues that \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Bible\u003c\/i\u003e can be seen as a meditation on the uses and abuses of history.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619422392478,"sku":"UBD-9781501331701","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781501331701.jpg?v=1773899172","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781501331701","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}