{"product_id":"9781452146508","title":"So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks","description":"\u003cem\u003eSo This Is Permanence\u003c\/em\u003e presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fact of the band's relatively few releases belies the power and enduring fascination its music holds, especially in light of Curtis's tragic suicide in 1980 on the eve of the band's first American tour. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReproduced in this beautiful clothbound volume are Curtis's never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, accompanied by earlier drafts and previously unpublished pages from his notebooks that shed fascinating light on his writing and creative process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included are an insightful and moving foreword by Curtis's widow Deborah, a substantial introduction by writer Jon Savage, and an appendix featuring books from Curtis's library and a selection of fanzine interviews, letters, and other ephemera from his estate.","brand":"Chronicle Books LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128667160816,"sku":"9781452146508","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452146508_p0.jpg?v=1769906581","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452146508","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}