Honky-Tonk Parade: The New Yorker Profiles
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Book Overview
This work showcases some of the most elusive and important artists of modern times. Lahr's portraits weave together biography, anecdote and shrewd interpretation. On the roster of greats are Dame Edna... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1585677035
ISBN13:9781585677030
Release Date:October 2005
Publisher:Abrams Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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A Delightful Find
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
If you haven't read anything by John Lahr, this is a great place to start. You might become addicted. I especially enjoyed Lahr's profiles of Cole Porter, Dame Edna, and Kenneth Tynan, but I was glad I read every one of them. Highly recommended if you enjoy intelligence, insight, and style in your reading.
Brilliant
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
John Lahr is a profoundly talented writer and these profiles may be his best work yet. In about ten thousand words you get a thoughtful and lively portrait of a remarkable person - but that's obvious. What makes Lahr unique is that he effortlessly achieves something more: the people Lahr portrays are performers, that is to say these folks are masters at hiding who they actually are. Lahr is unrivalled at finding these entertainers and letting them and their work speak. Each profile is full and living, a master-class in the art of the profile. Especially remarkable are his portraits of Ang Lee, August Wilson, Bill Hicks, Billy Connolly, Dame Edna, Laurence Fishburne, Judi Dench, Tony Kushner, and Mira Nair - there are many more.
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