Reseña del libro "Sinner's World"
Sinner’s World A collection of lyrics and narrative prose pieces by songwriter/novelist Paul Murphy. Working almost exclusively in a blues format, both standard and linear, the 25 entries here – created in a white-hot 32-day spurt of inspiration – are some of the most excoriating and shadow-dwelling of his long career. Among the included titles are the heartbreaking ‘Is Father’s Day A Good Day To Die?’; the relationship/marital fidelity playlets ‘Letter From The Devil’, ‘You Got No Bait Left In Your Trap’ and ‘The Bowery Of Your Heart’; political allegories ‘Drinkin’ Poison In The Last-Chance Saloon’ and ‘The Truth Behind The Façade Of A Dream’; and, as ever from this author, shark-teeth-sharp social injustice commentaries, such as ‘Portraits’, ‘Nightmares Disguised As Memories’, and ‘You’. No writing spell of Paul Murphy would go by without at least some ballads, and 2 are present here – the tender ‘The Love Has Never Left’, and the beautiful and heartwarming ‘A Dedication’. Also included are photographs of all extant original handwritten manuscripts, and reproductions of some of the author’s sketch artworks for online thumbnails and cue-cards. . Material not for the fainthearted, this anthology is recommended 18+ . ‘It was the blues. Robert Johnson. ‘The Devil On My Trail’. I’m writing about many devils here. There are so many, and I’ve met so many. Some wore promising smiles, some wore wedding rings, some wore wigs and gowns, some wore stethoscopes. One looked like me, although I was able to cast him out after a few too many nights in the wilderness. These last 3 years, how much I regret doing that can’t be expressed. There aren’t enough words in all the dictionaries in all the gin-joint libraries of the world. ‘No-one was harmed in the making of these songs and narratives.; far too many people were harmed in the events that made these songs and narratives.’ – excerpt from author’s notes.
