Hail, Hail, Euphoria!: Presenting the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, the Greatest War Movie Ever Made

Author: Blount, Roy, Jr.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Category: Cinematography, Television Camerawork, Films, Cinema, Films, Cinema, Film Theory & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film Guides & Reviews, Film Guides & Reviews, Other Performing Arts, Other Performing Arts
Book Format: Paperback

Bestselling author Roy Blount Jr. tells the story of theclassic Marx Brothers wartime satire Duck Soup. As always, Blount isinformed yet informal, tongue-in-cheek yet tempered, providing the perfectvoice to recount the irreverent antics of Harpo, Chico, Groucho, and Zeppo. Readers of HarpoSpeaks, The Essential Groucho,and Monkey Business and fans of Animal Crackers, A Night at the Opera and the Marx Brothers' other timelesscomedies-as well as all fans of Blount's witty and insightful books like Alphabet Juice and Feet on the Street and listeners to NPR's weekly news quiz, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me-will becaptivated by the lyrical humorist's compelling, behind-the-scenes storytellingof the 1933 classic film.

About jr. Roy Blount
Humorist, sportswriter, poet, performer, lecturer, dramatist, and author of seventeen books, Roy Blount Jr.'s writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and National Geographic. His work has also been anthologized in such collections as The Best of Modern Humor and The Ultimate Baseball Book. He lives in western Massachusetts and New York City.

(BK-9780061808173)

SKU BK-9780061808173
Barcode # 9780061808173
Brand HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Artist / Author Blount, Roy, Jr.
Shipping Weight 0.1100kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.090m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 13.500m
Assembled Height 20.300m
Assembled Width 90.000m
Type Paperback

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