{"product_id":"the-burning-typewriter-the-brett-taylor-9798887712772","title":"The Burning Typewriter - The Rebels and Other Writers Onscreen Volume 2 (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary authors are the stars of \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Typewriter\u003c\/em\u003e, the first major book to concern itself with acting appearances by writers, as well as biographical films about writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom macho epics based on the lives and works of Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, and Zane Grey to lighter forgotten fare (like Carol Burnett's surprisingly believable turn as Erma Bombeck in \u003cem\u003eThe Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank\u003c\/em\u003e), the book is a wild ride through an amazing array of cinema-literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilarious gonzo portrayals of Hunter S. Thompson by Johnny Depp and Bill Murray. Biographical films. Talk show appearances, from shy Jack Kerouac to outrageous Truman Capote and boisterous Norman Mailer. Horror movies featuring (the real) Stephen King and the Edgar Allan Poe. There's the sad demise of Yukio Mishima, perhaps Japan's greatest post-WWII author, who rehearsed his own real-life suicide by acting it out first in the movies. Plays and other media appearances, all are covered and all are amazing to read about. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that \u003cem\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front \u003c\/em\u003eauthor Erich Maria Remarque acted in a romantic war epic alongside fifties heartthrob John Gavin? Or that the prophetess of individualism, Ayn Rand, met her beloved husband while they were working as extras on the silent biblical epic \u003cem\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e? Probably not! And even if you did, \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Typewriter \u003c\/em\u003eis a wild ride through decades of author appearances strange and fascinating. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 covers the roots of the Romantic Writer tradition, from Christopher Marlowe, Lord Byron and the Brontës all the way to wild men like William S. Burroughs, Bukowski and Harlan Ellison. Volume 2 follows feisty figures from Mark Twain to Gore Vidal, Dorothy Parker, and Kurt Vonnegut. Chances are your favorite writer is in here somewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrett Taylor is the author of \u003cem\u003eOld Roads\u003c\/em\u003e, which was published by Jim Kacian's Red Moon Press in 2021. He has written for such film journals as \u003cem\u003eMexican Film Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShock Cinema \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eVideo Watchdog\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has also appeared in \u003cem\u003eGreen Mountains Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBig Muddy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRedivider\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe South Carolina Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSkeptical Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFortean Times\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887712772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Brett Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48800990036223,"sku":"9798887712772","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-burning-typewriter-the-brett-taylor-9798887712772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}