{"product_id":"freddie-mercury-alfonso-casas-9781477320631","title":"Freddie Mercury: An Illustrated Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe music of Queen and powerhouse lead singer Freddie Mercury are best experienced with the volume turned all the way up. Alfonso Casas's \u003ci\u003eFreddie Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a sonorous homage to the formidable singer and the turning points that produced a game-changing body of music that continues to inspire fans around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Spain and now available worldwide, this luminous work covers Freddie's three \"births\" his birth as Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar; his adoption of the last name of Mercury and the launch of Queen with Brian May and Roger Taylor; and the emergence of the lasting legend after Freddie's death at the age of forty-five. Casas's evocative illustrations highlight the key moments in the singer's transformation from child prodigy to superstar, bringing to life the bold innovator who broke free of his conventional upbringing. Chronicling events from Freddie's marriage to Mary Austin and early fame in London's 1970s glam scene, to the making of multiple megahits (including the six-minute chart-topper \"Bohemian Rhapsody\"), to his final years in a lasting relationship with Jim Hutton, \u003ci\u003eFreddie Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating, poignant portrait of a creative genius who lived life to the hilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfonso Casas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477320636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477320631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Alfonso Casas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043850776831,"sku":"9781477320631","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6cf14ad-9d32-4940-9433-1e98d75343ff.jpg?v=1684969493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freddie-mercury-alfonso-casas-9781477320631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}