Ο David Bowie ήταν γνωστός βιβλιοφάγος δημοσιεύοντας κιόλας το 2013 μια λίστα με τα 100 πιο αγαπημένα του βιβλία που έχει διαβάσει. Στο ίδιο πνεύμα, ο γιος του, σκηνοθέτης και σεναριογράφος, Duncan Jones αποφάσισε να ιδρύσει μία μηνιαία λέσχη βιβλίων.
“Νιώθω να χτίζεται μία αίσθηση καθήκοντος προς το να ακολουθήσω τον ίδιο λογοτεχνικό μαραθώνιο προς τιμήν του πατέρα μου” έγραψε λίγο μετά τα Χριστούγεννα στον προσωπικό του λογαριασμό ο Duncan.
My dad was a beast of a reader. One of his true loves was Peter Ackroyd’s sojourns into the history of Britain & its cities. I’ve been feeling a building sense of duty to go on the same literary marathon in tribute to dad. Time allowing…#Read-ItBig’nsTheBrain
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) December 27, 2017
Λίγο μετά ανακοινώθηκε και επίσημα η λέσχη Bowie Book Club στον επίσημο λογαριασμό Instagram του Bowie. Το πρώτο βιβλίο της λέσχης είναι το Hawksmoor του Peter Ackroyd.
DUNCAN LAUNCHES BOWIE BOOK CLUB VIA TWITTER “Screaming above Central London…” Back in October 2013 we exclusively posted the complete list of “DAVID BOWIE'S TOP 100 BOOKS”. (http://smarturl.it/BowieBooksFull100) In case you’ve not already seen it on Twitter, Duncan Jones has now kicked off what we’re calling the Bowie Book Club. Here’s what he said about the idea and his first selection. + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + Duncan Jones @ManMadeMoon Dec 27 My dad was a beast of a reader. One of his true loves was Peter Ackroyd’s sojourns into the history of Britain & its cities. I’ve been feeling a building sense of duty to go on the same literary marathon in tribute to dad. Time allowing… #Read-ItBig’nsTheBrain Duncan Jones @ManMadeMoon Dec 27 Alright gang! Anyone who wants to join along, we are reading Peter Ackroyd’s “Hawksmoor,” as an amuse cerveau before we get into the heavy stuff. You have until Feb 1. + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + Hawksmoor is in DAVID BOWIE'S TOP 100 BOOKS list, indeed it’s one of the books we illustrated in our montage back in 2013. It’s also a work we’ve loved for a long time here at DBHQ, since David first recommended it many years ago. Go here (https://t.co/wNp8N91EsD) for the synopsis of this gripping and terrible tale of two Londons separated by two and a half centuries. #BowieBookClub #ReadingIsBrainFood
