Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art

by Sam Wasson

Book Overview

A finalist for the 2017 George Freedley Memorial Award

"A compelling, absolutely unputdownable story . . . And, in case you're wondering, yes, the book is funny. In places, very funny. A remarkable story, magnificently told." -- Booklist

In this richly reported, scene-driven narrative, Sam Wasson charts the meteoric rise of improv from its unlikely beginnings in McCarthy-era Chicago. We witness the chance meeting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1328508005
• ISBN13: 9781328508003
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.2" x 7.9"