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Paul Morley's Bowie Book Published in Italian by Hoepli

publication · 2026-05-03

Paul Morley's book on David Bowie, originally titled 'Far Above The World: The Time and Space of David Bowie', has been published in Italian by Hoepli as 'David Bowie. Oltre lo spazio e il tempo'. The book opens with the line 'When David Bowie died, it was as if the universe had let out a groan'. It was released a couple of months before the tenth anniversary of Bowie's death on January 10, 2016.

Key facts

  • Paul Morley wrote a book about David Bowie.
  • The original English title is 'Far Above The World: The Time and Space of David Bowie'.
  • The Italian edition is published by Hoepli.
  • The Italian title is 'David Bowie. Oltre lo spazio e il tempo'.
  • The book opens with the line: 'When David Bowie died, it was as if the universe had let out a groan'.
  • The book was released a couple of months before the tenth anniversary of Bowie's death.
  • David Bowie died on January 10, 2016.
  • The book includes the quote: 'It didn't matter where you took things from, it mattered where you took them'.

Entities

Artists

  • David Bowie
  • Paul Morley

Institutions

  • Hoepli

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