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Chargement... The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Backpar Robert Klein
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This is an odd memoir...not what I expected at all. Klein, who is a comic genius and will always stand in the forefront of great stand-up comics of the 70's and 80', has penned an uneven band of memories centered primarily on his sexual escapades from pre-pubescence to his mid-twenties. Apart from a half a dozen classic Klein jokes peppered throughout the book this is not a humorous look back; but then it's not meant to be. Klein looks at his past through a bittersweet and wistful eye beaking out with his personal triumphs and heartbreaks in his relationships and his career. There are certain sections that are well crafted, especially the visit to the first prostitute and being mugged. There are also parts that slog along and are overdone. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
A funny and evocative coming-of-age memoir by Robert Klein, the beloved and award-winning comedian who has entertained audiences for more than four decades. Best known for his unique brand of observational humor--seen on Broadway and in film and television--Klein details his life from ages nine to twenty-five as seen "through the gauze of time." Klein's theme park of memories alternates dark moments with sunlit humor. Teenage frustrations prompted a visit to a Harlem prostitute, which filled Klein with "shame and triumph and guilt." He encountered individual and institutional anti-Semitism at Alfred University, yet led the frat house fun, moving on to the Yale School of Drama, Chicago's Second City, New York theater and a variety of romances. Along the way, Klein had successes and failures, both in bed and on stage. Probing not only his own psyche but also the evolution of sexual mores during the 1950s and '60s, he unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes, writing with wry wit and honesty. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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