Performance by William Hughes
Performance by William Hughes
William Hughes' 1970 novelisation of cult classic, Performance. The novelisation followed the film of the same name by director Nicolas Roeg, whose pitch perfect casting of Mick Jagger made for an incredible combination of auteur and star. Beautiful little Tandem Books paperback, a scarce first British edition.
'A story of violence and sadism...a sensational film
The grimy criminal underworld and hedonistic rock-and-roll counterculture of late 1960s London collide in this mind-scrambling, kaleidoscopic freak-out. On the run from his vengeful boss, a ruthless gangster (James Fox) hides out in the Notting Hill home of a reclusive rock star (Mick Jagger) and his companions (Anita Pallenberg and Michele Breton), who open the doors of his perception as the lines between reality and fantasy, persona and self, dissolve in a hallucinogenic haze. Built around Jagger’s most magnetic narrative film performance, this visionary collaboration between Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg is a daringly transgressive, endlessly influential journey to the dark side of Bohemia.'
Definitely worth seeking out if you haven't seen it already, especially the incredible Criterion restoration that came out recently.
We've also got some of plenty more novelisations and movie tie in editions available across the site at the minute.
Paperback
First British Edition
Published by Tandem, 1970
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