I Should Have Stayed at Home - Couverture souple

McCoy, Horace

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1852424028 ISBN 13 : 9781852424022

Editeur : Serpent's Tail, 1998

Synopsis

The acclaimed expos? of 1930s Hollywood: the gigolos, the starlets, the fan magazines and the despair behind the glitter. I Should Have Stayed Home tells the story of two jobless roommates and movie extras. After Mona gains notoriety for cursing a judge during a friend?s trial, she and Ralph are introduces to Hollywood society. Ralph battles with his own corruption and loss of principle, while Mona serves as his conscience, warning him against himself and the temptations of success.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Horace McCoy was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1897. During his lifetime he travelled all over the US as a salesman and taxi-driver, and his varied career included reporting and sports editing, acting as bodyguard to a politician, doubling for a wrestler, and writing for films and magazines. A founder of the celebrated Dallas Little Theatre, his novels include I Should Have Stayed Home (1938), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948), and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935), which was made into a film. He died in 1955.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Serpent's Tail
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852424028
• ISBN 13: 9781852424022
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 188
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• Personne responsable: non disponible