{"product_id":"somebody-stefan-kanfer-9781400078042","title":"Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando","description":"Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando's turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in \u003ci\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/i\u003e at age twenty-three. Brando then decamped for Hollywood, and Kanfer looks at each of Brando's films over the years--from \u003ci\u003eThe Men\u003c\/i\u003e in 1950 to \u003ci\u003eThe Score\u003c\/i\u003e in 2001--offering deft and insightful analysis of his sometimes brilliant, sometimes baffling performances. And, finally, Kanfer brings into focus Brando's self-destructiveness, ambivalence toward his craft, and the tragedies that shadowed his last years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Kanfer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400078040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400078042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.26w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2009 pg. 60","brand":"Stefan Kanfer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44652502450431,"sku":"9781400078042","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a300c438-3c4f-4364-a2e5-7fe47b4052c2.jpg?v=1704216419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/somebody-stefan-kanfer-9781400078042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}