Neil Simon's Memoirs

Neil Simon's Memoirs

The complete memoirs of playwright Neil Simonâ€”the author of such iconic works as Lost in Yonkers, The Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues, and The Goodbye Girlâ€”now with a new introduction and afterword.

This omnibus edition combines Neil Simonâ€™s two memoirs, Rewrites and The Play Goes On, into one volume that spans his extraordinary five-decade career in theater, television, and film. Rewrites takes Simon through his first love, his first play, and his first brush with failure. There is the humor of growing up in Washington Heights (the inspiration for his play Brighton Beach Memoirs) where, despite his parentsâ€™ rocky marriage and many separations, he learned to see the funny side of family drama, as when his mother screamed thinking she saw a body on the floor in their apartmentâ€”it turned out to be the clothes his father discarded in the hallway after a night of carousing. He describes his marriage to his beloved wife Joan, and writes lucidly about the pain of losing her to cancer. The Play Goes On adds to his lifeâ€™s story, as he wins the Pulitzer Prize and reflects with humor and insight on his tumultuous life and meteoric career.

Now, with the whole story in one place, Neil Simonâ€™s collected memoirs trace the history of modern entertainment over the last fifty years through the eyes of a man who started life the son of a garment salesman and became the greatestâ€”and most successfulâ€”American playwright of all time.
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-11-08
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-11-08
Format	Kindle eBook

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