Lana Del Rey did more than release music-she invented a world.
From her quiet beginnings as Elizabeth Grant to her rise as the modern icon of melancholy, she reshaped pop culture through a persona she consciously built: glamorous, tragic, poetic, defiantly vulnerable.
Lana Del Rey: The Self-Made Myth of Melancholy traces her evolution from ignored New York songwriter to global archetype. It follows the breakthrough of "Video Games," the cinematic power of Born to Die, the darkness of Ultraviolence, and the critical triumph of Norman F*ing Rockwell!
Blending biography and cultural criticism, James Lawrence reveals how Lana's music, imagery, and myth-making changed the way a generation understands femininity, nostalgia, and emotional intensity. This is the story of an artist who turned sadness into style-and built an entire universe from her own imagination.
