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An upcoming book about David Lynch's musical and literary influence has topped Amazon's comparative literature book list following news of his death at age 78 .

The legendary writer and director is best known for his hit films, including twin peaks, mulholland drive, blue velvet and Elephant Mansparked a genre of movies and TV series that revealed the dark underbelly of an outwardly idyllic America and inspired generations of artists beyond Hollywood. This is the subject of author Mike Miley David Lynch's American Dream: Music, Literature, Filmpublished on the Bloomsbury Academic website on 6 February.

The 288-page book "broadens the interpretation of Lynch's filmography, calling for a new approach to Lynch's films that goes beyond cinema and the visual arts, exploring how Lynch's work relates to literary and musical works that shaped the American imagination. combined". summary. The academic title explores how Grammy-nominated singer Lana Del Rey, late author David Foster Wallace and other creatives "brought Lynch's Affinity, cinematic sensibility (transplanted) into their own projects”. The author released a trailer for the book on YouTube on January 8.

hollywood reporter Miley was contacted Thursday morning after news of Lynch's death broke. Acknowledging the timing of the release date, which had been confirmed months ago, he said: "I am deeply saddened for his family and close collaborators who have lost a very dear friend. As I reflect on the legacy he leaves behind I also take great comfort in the fact that somewhere in the world tonight, someone will see one of his films and their world will be changed. , their confidence in the film will be renewed.”

Miley teaches literature at Metairie Park Country Day School and previously served as professor of film studies at Loyola University New Orleans; Truth and Consequences: Game Shows in Novels and Movies and A conversation with Steve Erickson. American Dream The authors said the work began in 2011, long before Lynch revealed last August that he had been diagnosed with emphysema and could no longer leave his home. miley told THR The book was born out of an article that eventually became a chapter in Lynch's 1990 film, wild heart (Starring Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage). Some of the works were published in 2020, and the rest were completed during the epidemic.

He added: "David Lynch's work has been more or less an integral part of my life since I was 5 years old, and I ran out screaming during a screening of 'David Lynch' theater." dune. Lynch is one of my favorite artists and I will never get tired of his work. In fact, the more time I spend with it, the better it gets, and his career is a fantastic testament to how one can grow and change as an artist while wholeheartedly and undeniably Keep yourself to yourself. His artistic signature is unmistakable—we even used the word "Lynchian" to describe it—but the style inspires others to create their own signatures and immerse themselves in what he calls his "Artistic Life".

"It wasn't always the most lucrative path he could have chosen, but he pursued his own aesthetic vision to the exclusion of everything else. Sometimes that meant his projects were less funded and working in relative obscurity, and sometimes he found that A culture came to him, as it did twin peaks. Perhaps more than any other American filmmaker, he made sound as important as image in filmmaking, and, along with Martin Scorsese, promoted the now ubiquitous repurposing of pop songs in dark stories. trend.

"But more importantly than his artistic talent, he was a beautiful role model who viewed the world with wonder and inclusion and encouraged others to do the same."

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Miley continued: "Lynch's power as a filmmaker is that he has amazing access to his own subconscious and is able to incorporate it into his films without judging it, overthinking it, or rationalizing it. Scholar And fans turn to his work time and time again because it shows us things about ourselves that we usually hide from everyday view, and these movies wouldn't exist if he thought like us. The situation will get worse as a result.”

"Just got the news. So much to process. One of the greats. Always will be. The world is a fuller, richer, weirder place because of him," Miley wrote in an Instagram post Thursday morning.

David Lynch's American Dream The book is available in paperback, hardcover, and e-book form on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers. (Many of Lynch's books and films are also available on Amazon.)

The upcoming title (which has nothing to do with its subject matter) comes on the heels of Lynch's most recent musical project, Memories of Cellophanestarring singer and longtime collaborator Chrystabell twin peaks Season 3 as Special Agent Tammy Preston. (The 46-year-old artist’s 2011 debut album, this trainwritten and produced by the late writer-director. )

Most Lynch films are available to stream online. blue velvet, dune (1984), Eraserhead, Fire walks with me and inland empire in maximum state; twin peaks Its reboot airs on Paramount+ and Showtime; mulholland drive dr. Available on demand on the Criterion Channel and available for purchase or rental on Prime Video and Apple TV; and straight story on Disney+; just to name a few.