Hollywood Lies by David Ambrose

Hollywood Lies by David Ambrose

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A collection of seven stories, all with a Machiavellian twist at the end. They feature: Marilyn Monroe as virtual reality's most valuable asset; a fading film producer who considers news of his impending death as the ultimate career break; and a screenwriter terrorized by the character he creates.

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Hollywood Lies by David Ambrose

Hollywood Lies. Seven suavely bewitching stories, all with a Machiavellian twist at the end: Marilyn Monroe as virtual reality's most valuable asset ...a fading film producer who considers news of his impending death as the ultimate career break ...a screenwriter terrorised by the character he creates - a force that refuses to die, either onscreen or off ...Against a backdrop already larger than life, each scenario mixes the surreal with the supernatural in a toxic cocktail of malevolent wit. Hollywood's glitter balancing on a scalpel edge of madness. Hollywood thrives on lies, and David Ambrose's superbly crafted stories tell us exactly how ...
David Ambrose began his illustrious career screenwriting for Orson Welles. He read law at Oxford and has worked internationally in theatre, television and film. He has written three novels, The Man Who Turned Into Himself and Mother Of God both available in paperback from Pan Books, and Superstition in Pan from Summer 1998.
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ISBN 13 9780330346528
ISBN 10 0330346520
Title Hollywood Lies
Author David Ambrose
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1998-05-08
Number of pages 293
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.