US EditionBook Review: 'Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil' doesn't live up to book's promise
- Harry Freedman published the 2023 book 'Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil' to explore Dylan's early career and Jewish heritage.
- Freedman draws on Dylan's childhood in Minnesota and the 1963 Newsweek profile mentioning his family name Zimmerman, questioning antisemitism.
- The book covers Dylan’s rise amid 1950s-60s sociopolitical movements, including the 1961 Washington Square Park Beatnik riot where Dylan was likely present.
- Freedman's work provides an adequate overview of Dylan's early music and background but leans heavily on conjecture and adds little fresh perspective regarding the influence of his Jewish heritage.
- Consequently, the book falls short of fully connecting its themes, suggesting more solid evidence or a clearer focus would improve its impact.
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Book Review: 'Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil' doesn't live up to book's promise
Harry Freedman tries to show the impact Bob Dylan's Jewish heritage had on his early career in “Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that
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Book Review: ‘Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil’ doesn’t live up to book’s promise
One of the most challenging things about any biography of Bob Dylan is piercing the reticence the legendary singer and songwriter has displayed in talking about his roots. In addition to that, biographers have had to to sift through the myths Dylan has built up about his life story. That’s why it’s somewhat forgivable that “Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil” by Harry Freedman doesn’t quite live up to its promise of tracing how the singer’s …
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