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A Child of the Century

English

By (author): Ben Hecht

A classic memoir by one of the greatest American screenwriters, Ben Hecht

Named to Times list of All-Time 100 Nonfiction Books, which deems it the un-put-downable testament of the eras great multimedia entertainer.

A Child of the Century, Ben Hechts autobiographical memoir, was first published in 1954 to great critical acclaim. Hecht offers philosophical meditations on the nature of God and the self as well as keen, firsthand portraits of big-city newsrooms, postwar Germany, 1920s New York intellectuals and artists, and golden-age Hollywood. He shares anecdotes from his days working with Hollywood legends such as the Marx brothers, authors Sherwood Anderson and Dorothy Parker, actress Fanny Brice, and producer David O. Selznick. With a new introduction by David Denby, this reissued volume will introduce Hecht and his work to a new generation of readers.


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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Apr 2020
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780300251791

About Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht (18931964) was an American screenwriter (ScarfaceThe Front Page Notorious) reporter playwright journalist and novelist. According to Pauline Kael he was the greatest American screenwriter. David Denby is the author of Great Books American Sucker Snark and Do the Movies Have a Future? He has been a staff writer and film critic at The New Yorker since 1998.

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