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by Katherine Monk


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From the moment Joni Mitchell's career began -- with coffee-house bookings, serendipitous encounters with established stars, and a recording contract that gave her full creative control over her music -- the woman from the Canadian wheat fields has eluded industry cliches. When her peers were focused on feminism, Mitchell was plumbing the depths of her own human condition. When arena rock was king, she turned to jazz. When all others hailed Bob Dylan as a musical messiah, Mitchell saw a fraud burdened with halitosis. Unafraid to write in her own blood, regardless of the cost, Mitchell has been vilified as a diva and embraced as a genius, but rarely has she been recognized as an artist and a thinker. This new portrait of the reclusive icon examines how significant life events -- failed relationships, the surrender of her infant daughter, debilitating sickness -- have influenced her creative expression. Author Katherine Monk captures the rich legacy of her multifaceted subject in this offbeat account, weaving in personal reflections and astute cultural observations, and revealing the Mitchell who remains misunderstood.

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  • Title Joni: The Creative Odyssey of Joni Mitchell
  • Author Katherine Monk
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greystone Books, Vancouver
  • Date 2012-10
  • ISBN 9781553658375 / 155365837X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Singers - Canada, Mitchell, Joni
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 12/01/2012, Page 87
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/05/2012, Page 0
  • Quill & Quire, 09/01/2012, Page 33

About the author

Katherine Monk is a national movie journalist for Postmedia News Service. Her journalism career includes stints as a movie critic, pop music critic, and news reporter. Her bestselling book on Canadian film, Weird Sex and Snowshoes, was adapted to the screen by Omni Film in 2004. Joni Mitchell has been part of her life's soundtrack for as long as she can remember. She lives in Vancouver.
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