Was This Man a Genius?: Talks with Andy Kaufman - Couverture souple

Hecht, Julie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 143913572X ISBN 13 : 9781439135723

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2009

Synopsis

Was This Man a Genius? "With a new afterword by the author"--Cover. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Following Andy Kaufman, from an appearance at his old high school to performances at Town Hall and Carnegie Hall, the author talked with the entertainer during 1978 and 1979 whenever he came to New York. She withstood nerve-racking experiences: at a party for Andy at his parents' house, on a visit to his childhood bedroom - packed with bags of his teenage poems and Elvis clippings - and as a passenger in a car he drove, no hands, while singing and trying to dance to radio music at 3 a.m. on an icy road. She was able to discover the truth behind the stories Andy made up for interviewers and to discover the secret of his inspiration. "What made you finally tell me all this?" the author asked him at the end of their last meeting. "Because you persevered," he said.
Above all, Was This Man a Genius? is one of the most brilliant books written about comedy and how it is made. Hecht's books have demonstrated her sublime talent for revealing the magnificent ironies in modern life. Her writing defines deadpan humour; its darkness and its unsettling truthfulness are delivered with a deft and unapologetically light hand.

Biographie de l'auteur

Julie Hecht is the author of Happy Trails to You: Stories, The Unprofessionals; Was This Man a Genius?: Talks with Andy Kaufman; and Do the Windows Open? Her stories have been published in Harper’s and The New Yorker. She has won an O. Henry Prize and received a Guggenheim Fellowship. She lives on the east end of Long Island in winter and Massachusetts in summer and fall.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 143913572X
• ISBN 13: 9781439135723
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible