LOW: Bowie's Berlin Years

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LOWtraces the aftermath of David Bowies ground-breaking tour of America, and the iconic Berlin years that followed.

Hot on the platform heels of Starman: Bowies Stardust Years (SelfMadeHero, 2023), Reinhard Kleist masterfully concludes his two-part biography of David Bowie. In 1976, Bowie escaped the frantic madness and substance abuse of his life in Los Angeles for the Wall of the divided city of Berlin. With his friend Iggy Pop in tow, Bowie quit drugs and created LOW, the first album of his Berlin Trilogy. But even here, in some of the happiest days of his life, Ziggy Stardust would not let him go

LOWfollows Bowies forays through West Berlins revolutionary music scene and wild club life, and takes us deep into his recording sessions at Hansa Studios. The friendship between Bowie and Iggy drives both artists to new creative heights, while Bowies relationship with the cabaret artist and drag icon Romy Haag illuminates his fascination with Berlin as a city on the brink. Kleists LOWis both a retelling of Bowies Berlin years and a vibrant portrait of the city itself.

[This publication has not been prepared, approved, authorized, or licensed by the David Bowie estate or any related entity.]

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Reinhard Kleist, born in 1970 in Hrth, Cologne, has worked and lived as an illustrator and comic book artist in Berlin since 1996. He made his international breakthrough in 2006 with the biographical comic book Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness, which was awarded the renowned Max and Moritz Prize and nominated for both the Eisner and Harvey Awards. With The Boxer in 2013, Kleist became the first cartoonist to receive the German Youth Literature Prize. In 2017, Kleist once again tackled one of musics great storytellers in Nick Cave: Mercy on Me, which was simultaneously released in many languages. In 2018, Kleist was honoured for his work with the Max and Moritz Prize for Best German-Language Comic Book Artist. In 2021, Kleist tackled another extraordinary boxing champion, Emile Griffith, in the comic book Knock Out! His critically acclaimed graphic biography of David Bowie will form two parts: Starman: Bowies Stardust Years (SelfMadeHero, 2023) and LOW: Bowies Berlin Years (SelfMadeHero, 2025).