No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf

No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf

The iconic French singer comes to life in this enthralling, definitive biography, which captures Edith Piafâ€™s immense charisma along with the time and place that gave rise to her unprecedented international career.

Raised by turns in a brothel, a circus caravan, and a working-class Paris neighborhood, Piaf began singing on the cityâ€™s streets, where she was discovered by a Champs-ElysÃ©es cabaret owner. She became a star almost overnight, seducing Parisâ€™s elite and the people of its slums in equal measure with her powerful, passionate voice. No Regrets explores her rise to fame and notoriety, her tumultuous love affairs, and her struggles with drugs, alcohol, and illness, while also drawing on new sources to enhance our knowledge of little-known aspects of her life. Piaf was an unlikely student of poetry and philosophy, who aided Resistance efforts in World War II, wrote the lyrics for nearly one hundred songs (including â€œLa Vie en roseâ€) and was a crucial mentor to younger singers (including Yves Montand and Charles Aznavour) who absorbed her love of chanson and her exacting approach to their mÃ©tier.

Here is Piaf in her own worldâ€”Paris in the first half of the twentieth centuryâ€”and in ours. Burke demonstrates how, with her courage, her incomparable art, and her universal appeal, â€œthe little sparrowâ€ endures as a symbol of France and a source of inspiration to entertainers worldwide.

Country	USA
Author	Carolyn Burke
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780307268013
Edition	First Edition
Format	Deckle Edge
ISBN	0307268012
Label	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	304
PublicationDate	2011-03-22
Publisher	Knopf
ReleaseDate	2011-03-22
Studio	Knopf

No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf

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