Palo Alto by James Franco
Now a provocative and impressive (Variety) film from director Gia Coppola (Francis Ford Coppola's granddaughter)--starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Nat Wolff, and Val Kilmer--the fiction debut from James Franco that Vogue called compelling and gutsy. James Franco's story collection traces the lives of a group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In Lockheed a young woman's summer--spent working a dull internship--is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party. In American History a high school freshman attempts to impress a girl with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner during a classroom skit--only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In I Could Kill Someone, a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life. These spare and riveting (O, The Oprah Magazine) stories are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth. Palo Alto is, a collection of beautifully written stories (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) that capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeatness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent (Elle). Features a bonus essay by James Franco on Gia Coppola's film adaptation.James Franco is a multi-talented actor, director, author, and artist. Milk, Pineapple Express, Howl, and 127 Hours are among his film credits, with the last earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His work has appeared in Esquire, Vanity Fair, N+1, The Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's, and he is the author of the collection Palo Alto. Franco's work has been shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art's PS1 in New York, the Clocktower Gallery in New York, and the Peres Projects in Berlin, among other places. He currently resides in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781476778389 |
| ISBN 10 | 1476778388 |
| Title | Palo Alto |
| Author | James Franco |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2014-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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