가수 겸 배우 바브라 스트라이샌드(Barbra Streisand)의 전기와 그의 60년 음악세계를 탐구한 책이 연달아 출간된다. 2월 7일 킨들(kindle)로 나온 프레스 엘리간테(Press Elegante)의 전기 'Barbra Streisand Biography: A Closer Look At The True Life Story Of A Star', 4월 24일 출간될 매트 하위(Matt Howe)의 'Barbra Streisand: the Music, the Albums, the Singles'이다. 

Barbra Streisand: the Music, the Albums, the Singles by Matt Howe 

On February 25, 1963, Columbia Records released The Barbra Streisand Album. The first song was “Cry Me a River,” and with that a star was born. Barbra Joan Streisand had a zany personality backed by a talent that Stephen Sondheim once described as “one of the two or three best voices in the world of singing songs,” adding “It’s not just her voice but her intensity, her passion and control.” Harold Arlen, another of her favorite composers, commented, ”This young lady . . . has a stunning future.” With all-male rock groups like the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Four Seasons ruling the charts, no one expected a twenty-year-old female singer from Brooklyn to not just hit No. 1, but repeat that accomplishment every decade that followed all the way to the next millennium and become the best-selling female recording artist of all time. Now, for the first time ever, comes the definitive book on the extensive recording career of this towering cultural icon, the Funny Girl considered by many to be the most talented singer of her generation. Barbra Streisand: The Albums | The Singles | The Music takes readers on a journey through every album, soundtrack, and single Streisand has released

https://www.amazon.com/Barbra-Streisand-Music-Albums-Singles/dp/194902444X

Barbra Streisand Biography: A Closer Look At The True Life Story Of A Star by Press Elegante 

Barbra Streisand has been described as one of the natural marvels of her time and the most successful and talented vocalist of her generation by a lot of people.

Streisand ascended through the entertainment industry's ranks, first as a singer, then as a Broadway star in Funny Girl, then as an Oscar-winning actress, producer, and director. She has, nonetheless, become a tremendous cultural influence outside of show business. Streisand, who was born in Brooklyn, endured various challenges on her way to the top, not the least of which was her Jewish heritage.

She attempted to join the entertainment industry but was faced with hatred and mockery because to her looks and faith. She was Jewish, but she cleverly used it as a metaphor for otherness, transforming herself into the defender of the helpless and outcast.

Streisand's life and work are examined by Press Elegante through the lens of a homely girl in a world of glitz and glamour, and a crazy girl in a world of convention, demonstrating how important this aspect of her identity was to her rise to prominence as a voice of her generation.

https://www.amazon.com/Barbra-Streisand-Biography-Closer-Story-ebook/dp/B0BV7F4MGZ