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Nina Simone : the biography by David Brun-Lambert; [translation by Paul Morris & Isabelle Villancher] is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Nina Simone : the biography about?

<p>Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina at the tail-end of the Great Depression, Nina Simone was a precocious child with dreams of becoming the world’s first black classical soloist. After a rejection from an elite New York conservatoire—a rejection she always believed stemmed from the color of her skin—she began performing jazz, blues, and classical songs in a bar to fund her music studies. In 1958 her rendition of the Gershwin standard “I Loves You Porgy” became a Top 40 hit, and her subsequent debut album <i>Little Girl Blue</i> launched what would become an extensive singing and songwriting career. Drawing on a wealth of original interviews with Simone’s closest associates, this extraordinary biography follows her sparkling career as well as her passionate belief in racial equality that eventually led her to undergo self-imposed exile from America in 1970. Featuring rare photographs and a review of Simone’s more than 40 albums and numerous hits, this is an extensive look at the complex and extremely talented diva.</p>

Author

David Brun-Lambert; [translation by Paul Morris & Isabelle Villancher]

Publisher

Aurum Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781845135102

Subjects

Music, Biography, Memoir

Rating

3.67 / 5 (103 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14