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Greil Marcus is the author of "Invisible Republic," "Dead Elvis," "Lipstick Traces," & "Mystery Train." His pieces have appeared in a wide range of publications, including "Artforum," "Interview," "The New Yorker," "The New York Times," & "Esquire." He will be teaching at Princeton & Berkeley in fall 2000. (Publisher Provided) Greil Marcus was born in San Francisco, California in 1945. He received an undergraduate degree in American studies from the University of California, Berkeley. He has been a rock critic and columnist for Rolling Stone, Creem, The Village Voice, Artforum, and other publications. He has written several books including Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music, Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession, and When That Rough God Goes Riding: Listening to Van Morrison. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century… (more)
A New Literary History of America 329 copies, 3 reviews
The Dustbin of History 171 copies, 1 review
Stranded: Rock and Roll for a Desert Island (Editor) 145 copies, 5 reviews
Listening to Van Morrison 107 copies, 5 reviews
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (Editor) 1,099 copies, 15 reviews
Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story (Preface, some editions) 219 copies, 5 reviews
One-Way Street (Preface, some editions) 219 copies, 1 review
Chronicle, Volume 1 (Liner Notes, some editions) 181 copies, 3 reviews
The Stammering Century (Introduction, some editions) 171 copies, 3 reviews
Granta 76: Music (Contributor) 150 copies
Kill All Your Darlings: Pieces, 1990-2005 (Introduction, some editions) 113 copies
McSweeney's Issue 34 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (Contributor) 106 copies, 1 review
Rock of Ages (Liner Notes, some editions) 25 copies
Crowds (Contributor) 21 copies
Anthology of American Folk Music (Contributor) 20 copies, 1 review
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