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This is the book that restarted the James Dean cult by celebrating him as the cool, defiant visionary of pop culture who made adolescence seem heroic instead of awkward and who defined the style of rock 'n' roll's politics of delinquency. The only book to fully show how deliberately... Read Full Overview

'David Dalton's book is pure, poetic gold. It digs deeply into both Dean's personal life and public image to emerge as a spellbinding portrait of a talented, tormented man. Dalton gives evidence for his main thesis-namely, that Dean was a self-created new creature, a 'mutant,... Read Full Overview

James Dean: The Mutant King is an exceptional biography. It presents the complete story of James Dean's life based on lengthy research and interviews with people he worked with, his family, friends and many lovers, as well as his work in television, the theatre and cinema, with... Read Full Overview

James Dean: The Mutant King is an exceptional biography. It presents the complete story of James Dean's life based on lengthy research and interviews with people he worked with, his family, friends and many lovers, as well as his work in television, the theatre and cinema, with... Read Full Overview