Roar: American Master, the Oral Biography of Roger Orr

by Bruce Wagner

Book Overview

A new novel by Hollywood's "master of satire."

The myth of an epic, public life--its triumphs and tragedies--is a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of such a life and attendant fame of an extraordinary, and completely made up, man.

Born in Nashville in 1940 and adopted by a wealthy San Francisco couple, Roger Orr--"Roar"--became an underground stand-up comedian with a cult following while...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1956763228
• ISBN13: 9781956763225
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.0" x 8.6"