The New Sins (Hardcover)

~ David Byrne (Author)

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Product Description

The New Sins is the longest work of prose David Byrne has ever published. It is singularly Byrnian: simultaneously profound, bizarre, hilarious, beautiful and deadly serious. In addition to his elucidation of the qualities that are considered sins in contemporary life, the book contains approximately eighty color photographs taken by the author

About the Author

David Byrne is a musician, author and photographer. His latest album is "Look Into the Eyeball."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: McSweeney's Books (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097033558X
• ISBN-13: 978-0970335586
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,033,990 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Multitalented Byrne, August 23, 2001

By	Owen Renn (Oxford, MS United States) - See all my reviews

David Byrne stopped earlier this week in Oxford to do a small private bookreading for people who purchased his book. It might seem wierd that Byrne stopped to a small Mississippi college town, in the midst of his current musical tour, but the William Faulker (former Oxford resident) influence in this book, he claims, brought him here. This book is a very tongue-in-cheek attempt to show the "new sins" of our time. This book has to be read to be understood, and even then it can be hard to grasp. If you are a fan of the avant-garde, and David Byrne as a lyrical and prose composer you will be pleased. The book also features a nice collection of photographs by Byrne.

2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, December 31, 2005

By	Charles T. Miller (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I thought it was thought-provoking and great.

12 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars what the?, April 12, 2004

By	ostawookiee "ostawookiee" (Winston-Salem, NC USA) - See all my reviews

What did I just read? Is DB for real? I'm sure this photo book parading as a small gideon bible from an alternate universe would make for a good coffee table conversation piece, but beyond that?

As a software engineer, Byrne places me in the seventh circle of hell.