Funny Business - The Legendary Life and Political Satire of Art Buchwald

“A delightful and entertaining book about one of America’s greatest humorists.”--Seth Meyers This “absorbing, illuminating” (Jon Meacham) biography of the legendary political humorist reveals the life behind his must-read Before Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Drawing on Buchwald’s most memorable columns and unpublished correspondence with other famous people, But there was a darker, more serious side to Art Buchwald. A childhood spent in foster homes taught him to see comedy as a refuge. Buchwald also struggled with depression, a secret he kept from the public for nearly thirty years. This revealing book is studded with stories of Buchwald’s friendships with Humphrey Bogart, John Steinbeck, Irwin Shaw, William Styron, Erma Bombeck, Frank Sinatra, Adam West ("Batman"), Robert Frost, and others. Throughout his career, Buchwald wrote about such historical events as the Vietnam War, the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, Watergate, and the 9/11 terrorist attack. Featured here are stories of Buchwald’s nonstop one-liners, known in his day as “Buchshots.” Entertaining and absorbing,

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher Buckley, Michael Hill
• Editore: Random House USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.06.2022
• EAN: 9780593229514
• ISBN: 978-0-593-22951-4
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 163 mm x 242 mm x 27 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Giornalismo; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia