John Osborne by John Heilpern
John Osborne (1929-1994), unapologetic rebel and original Angry Young Man, changed the face of modern British theatre forever with Look Back in Anger.
[Heilpern] writes with infectious verve, championing the plays against carpers and cavillers, and showing how close they were to their creator's raw experienceAbove all he celebrates Osborne's cross-grained vitality. His book brings a flesh-and-blood human being back from the shades, shouting, like Jimmy Porter 'Hallelujah! I'm alive!' -- John Carey * Sunday Times *
His biography is surely a model of its kind: tightly written, vivid, witty, knowledgeable and with a seamless, and often moving, interweaving of the past and present -- Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday *
An enjoyable, exhaustive, well-researched and highly readable biography -- Michael Arditti * Independent *
Heilpern has produced a riveting biography - Heilpern orchestrates his complex narrative with flair and contrives to invoke affection in the face of bad behaviour....judicious and dependable -- Valerie Grove * The Times *
Osborne has found his ideal biographer * John Banville *
His biography is surely a model of its kind: tightly written, vivid, witty, knowledgeable and with a seamless, and often moving, interweaving of the past and present -- Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday *
An enjoyable, exhaustive, well-researched and highly readable biography -- Michael Arditti * Independent *
Heilpern has produced a riveting biography - Heilpern orchestrates his complex narrative with flair and contrives to invoke affection in the face of bad behaviour....judicious and dependable -- Valerie Grove * The Times *
Osborne has found his ideal biographer * John Banville *
Born in Manchester and educated at Oxford, John Heilpern wrote award-winning interviews for the Observer before becoming a Times columnist in New York. He has worked with Peter Hall at the National Theatre and with Michael Bennett on Broadway. He is the author of a classic book about the theatre, Conference of the Birds: The Story of Peter Brook in Africa, and of How Good Is David Mamet, Anyway - Writings on Theatre and Why it Matters. He now lives in Manhattan where he is drama critic of the New York Observer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099275862 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099275864 |
| Title | John Osborne |
| Author | John Heilpern |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Prizes | Winner of Theatre Book Prize 2006 |
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