Born standing up [LP] a comic's life
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| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English |
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Waterville, Me. :
Thorndike Press,
c2007.
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| Physical Description: | 243 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm. |
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| ISBN: | 9781410403124 1410403122 |
| Author Notes: | He has written several books including Shopgirl, Cruel Shoes, Pure Drivel, The Pleasure of My Company, and An Object of Beauty. He also wrote a play entitled Picasso at the Lapin Agile and a memoir entitled Born Standing Up. During the 1990s, he wrote various pieces for The New Yorker. In 2002, he adapted the Carl Sternheim play The Underpants, which ran Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company and in 2008, co-wrote and produced Traitor. In 2013 he published a memoir entitled Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life. This book tells the story of his beginnings as a magician and comedian at a young age and follows through his career lifetime. (Bowker Author Biography) |
