{"product_id":"somebody-the-reckless-life-and-remarkable-career-of-marlon-brando-9781400078042","title":"Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando","description":"Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando's turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in \u003ci\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/i\u003e at age twenty-three. Brando then decamped for Hollywood, and Kanfer looks at each of Brando's films over the years--from \u003ci\u003eThe Men\u003c\/i\u003e in 1950 to \u003ci\u003eThe Score\u003c\/i\u003e in 2001--offering deft and insightful analysis of his sometimes brilliant, sometimes baffling performances. And, finally, Kanfer brings into focus Brando's self-destructiveness, ambivalence toward his craft, and the tragedies that shadowed his last years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Kanfer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.26w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400078042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2009 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStefan Kanfer's books include \u003ci\u003eThe Eighth Sin, A Summer World, The Last Empire, Serious Business, Groucho, Ball of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStardust Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years and was its first bylined film critic, a post he held between 1967 and 1972. He is also the primary interviewer in the Academy Award-nominated documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Line King\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of an anthology of Groucho Marx's comedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Groucho\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and the recipient of numerous writing awards. He lives in New York City and on Cape Cod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302485913715,"sku":"9781400078042","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e5d717a5-3508-470d-aec4-94757a9cd8b1.jpg?v=1770902062","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/somebody-the-reckless-life-and-remarkable-career-of-marlon-brando-9781400078042","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}