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The Sucker's Kiss
The Sucker's Kiss
paperback
Published:
16 August, 2004
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780340828458 |
| ISBN10 | 0340828455 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 236 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 22 x 198 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | New edition |
Media Reviews
Alan Parker, distinguished director of Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express and The Committments, has turned his hand to fiction, with triumphant success ... Alan Parker has created a splendid character, an amiable, amoral rogue whom the reader cannot help rooting for in every episode of his deceitful odyssey.' - The Mail 'A gripping, entertaining and finely wrought story to match the best of his films' - Independent on Sunday 'Alan Parker, distinguished director of BUGSY MALONE, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS and THE COMMITMENTS, has turned his hand to fiction, with triumphant success ... Alan Parker has created a splendid character, an amiable, amoral rogue whom the reader cannot help rooting for in every episode of his deceitful odyssey.' - Mail 'A gripping, entertaining and finely wrought story to match the best of his films' - Independent on Sunday 'Memo to Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild: Please go on strike more often. Why? Well, while you were picketing and protesting, a director and writer, Alan Parker, decided to write a hell of a novel.' - Frank McCourt 'The Sucker's Kiss is a joyous, unapologetic romp through Prohibition America. It's as fast, funny and deft as its likeable narrator.' Julie Myerson, Harpers and Queen 'As he has demonstrated so prodigiously in the past, Alan Parker is a master of historical perspective. In THE SUCKER'S KISS he evokes early twentieth-century San Francisco with all the grit and ferment of a West Coast William Kennedy.' - T.C. Boyle
Author's Bio
Director, writer and producer Sir Alan Parker wrote and directed his first film, BUGSY MALONE, in 1975. Other films include: MIDNIGHT EXPRESS; FAME and THE COMMITMENTS. Awards for his films include sixteen British Film Academy awards, eight Golden Globe awards and three Oscars. He holds a CBE and was knighted in 2002 for services to the British Film Industry. His latest film is THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE, starring Kevin Spacey, Laura Linney and Kate Winslet.