From Blue to Black
By Joel Lane
2001
First Published
3.92
Average Rating
230
Number of Pages
"A dark, precise insinuating novel that rewrites pop history into something like a perfect wish come disconcertingly true."—Dennis Cooper In the early 1990s, a band called ‘Triangle’ is a cult item on the post-punk music scene. Karl is the brilliant but troubled vocalist, haunted by past violence and present danger, torn between chasing fame and desiring oblivion, between men and women, music and silence. As the band makes waves with the obligatory alcohol, sex and blurred reality, Karl starts to fall apart. Based on the life of Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division, From Blue to Black is a passionate novel about rock music and its world. Born in 1963, Joel Lane lives in Birmingham, England. He is a prize-winning poet.
Avg Rating
3.92
Number of Ratings
171
5 STARS
32%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
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Author
Joel Lane
Author · 16 books
Joel Lane was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, critic and anthology editor. He received the World Fantasy Award in 2013 and the British Fantasy Award twice. Born in Exeter, he was the nephew of tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott. At the time of his death, Lane was living in south Birmingham, where he worked in health industry-related publishing. His location frequently provided settings for his fiction.
