Honky-Tonk Parade: The New Yorker Profiles

by John Lahr

Book Overview

This work showcases some of the most elusive and important artists of modern times. Lahr's portraits weave together biography, anecdote and shrewd interpretation. On the roster of greats are Dame Edna... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585677035
• ISBN13: 9781585677030
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Delightful Find

If you haven't read anything by John Lahr, this is a great place to start. You might become addicted. I especially enjoyed Lahr's profiles of Cole Porter, Dame Edna, and Kenneth Tynan, but I was glad I read every one of them. Highly recommended if you enjoy intelligence, insight, and style in your reading.

Brilliant

John Lahr is a profoundly talented writer and these profiles may be his best work yet. In about ten thousand words you get a thoughtful and lively portrait of a remarkable person - but that's obvious. What makes Lahr unique is that he effortlessly achieves something more: the people Lahr portrays are performers, that is to say these folks are masters at hiding who they actually are. Lahr is unrivalled at finding these entertainers and letting them and their work speak. Each profile is full and living, a master-class in the art of the profile. Especially remarkable are his portraits of Ang Lee, August Wilson, Bill Hicks, Billy Connolly, Dame Edna, Laurence Fishburne, Judi Dench, Tony Kushner, and Mira Nair - there are many more.