Hill of Beans by Leslie Epstein
Casablanca opens with the words, ""With the coming of the Second World War, many eyes in imprisoned Europe turned hopefully, or desperately, toward the freedom of the Americas."" Leslie Epstein's Hill of Beans is the story of how one nation, one industry, and, in particular, one man responded to that desperate hope.
Leslie Epstein spins a captivating tale, a supple mix of history and fiction that will delight lovers of wartime drama, studio lore, and the outsize personalities of old Hollywood"--Noah Isenberg, author of We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie
"Packed with a master's class worth of history and whiplash and laugh-out-loud funny Judaic black humor, Hill of Beans is a Pynchonesque blend of the serious and the absurd, not so much counterfactual as factual-plus--a novel that weaves a must-read, behind-the-scenes story of America making war while Hollywood makes movies."--Thomas Doherty, author of Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist
"Packed with a master's class worth of history and whiplash and laugh-out-loud funny Judaic black humor, Hill of Beans is a Pynchonesque blend of the serious and the absurd, not so much counterfactual as factual-plus--a novel that weaves a must-read, behind-the-scenes story of America making war while Hollywood makes movies."--Thomas Doherty, author of Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist
Epstein, Leslie: - Leslie Epstein is an award-winning author who has written eleven other books of fiction, including the celebrated novels San Remo Drive and King of the Jews. He teaches at Boston University, where he directed the Creative Writing Program for thirty-six years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826362599 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826362591 |
| Title | Hill of Beans |
| Author | Leslie Epstein |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
| Year published | 2021-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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