The Busker - Softcover

Murray Bell, Liam

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9781908434371: The Busker
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1908434376 ISBN 13: 9781908434371
Publisher: Myriad Editions, 2014

Synopsis

Plucked from obscurity in Glasgow, Rab Dillon is about to become the next great protest singer. Seduced by promises of stardom, carrying only the guitar given to him by the girl who broke his heart, he travels down to London. There he records the debut album that will speak to the dispossessed, the disenfranchised and disheartened.

One year later, he is sleeping rough on the streets of Brighton.

A modern-day ballad set across three cities and two years, The Busker is a richly comic exposé of the music industry, the Occupy movement, homelessness, squatting ― and failing to live up to the name you (almost) share with your hero. It is also the story of what survives when the flimsy dreams of fame fall apart.

Liam Murray Bell is also the author of So It Is (Myriad, 2012).

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About the Author

Liam Murray Bell was born in Orkney and brought up in Glasgow. After studying for a degree in English Literature with Creative Writing at Queen’s University Belfast, he returned to Scotland to undertake his Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, before moving to the South of England to complete a PhD at the University of Surrey. Murray Bell now lives in Scotland with his wife and daughter and is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Stirling.

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Publisher
Myriad Editions
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1908434376
ISBN 13 
9781908434371
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
304
Rating
  • 3.61 out of 5 stars
    66 ratings by Goodreads