David Bowie's Favourite Books

Unlock the literary influences of the Thin White Duke with this vivid infographic print, in a design that references Blackstar, Bowie’s last album.

This vivid poster takes you beyond music into the world of Lolita, A Clockwork Orange and Blast, the literary magazine of Wyndham Lewis’s Vorticist movement. Here you’ll find Orwell’s 1984 alongside more obscure, cryptic and intriguing works of fiction, poetry and philosophy.

This print is divided in five main areas:

novels – 46 novels across 19 subgenres, including fiction, dystopian, erotic and philosophical; nonfiction – including art, psychology, spirituality, politics, memoirs, history and travel; poetry; plays and comics

"I'm a real self-educated kind of guy. I read voraciously. Every book I ever bought, I have. I can't throw it away. It's physically impossible to leave my hand! Some of them are in warehouses. I've got a library that I keep the ones I really really like." - David Bowie

Alongside his immense cultural significance as a musician and pop icon, David Bowie was also an avid reader. Books were another thing that he soaked up like a sponge in an endless quest for knowledge and inspiration.

This print is a tribute to David Bowie’s huge thirst for knowledge. Whatever your interest, be it novels, the occult or music, you’ll find plenty here to inspire you to explore further.

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