Bruce Jay Friedman has been hailed by critics as a comic genius, a writer whose vision confronts the malaise of contemporary life with a liberating deadpan humor. Grove Press is proud to reissue one of the classic novels by this acclaimed master of modern humor. About Harry Towns is the story of the eponymous screenwriter, a man reveling in the freewheeling atmosphere of the early 1970s, a bicoastal playboy with a broken marriage and a child he rarely sees. But when his perfectly constructed life begins to spin out of ...
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Bruce Jay Friedman has been hailed by critics as a comic genius, a writer whose vision confronts the malaise of contemporary life with a liberating deadpan humor. Grove Press is proud to reissue one of the classic novels by this acclaimed master of modern humor. About Harry Towns is the story of the eponymous screenwriter, a man reveling in the freewheeling atmosphere of the early 1970s, a bicoastal playboy with a broken marriage and a child he rarely sees. But when his perfectly constructed life begins to spin out of control, he must decide to pick up the scattered pieces of his past to begin anew. Praise for About Harry Towns: "A goddamn heartbreaking delight and you are a fool if you miss it. Friedman has created a character unique, haunting, and completely memorable in stories which tickle, depress, gouge below the belt and at second or third reading hold up as nothing less than a joy." -- The Washington Post Book World
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Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $10.14, good condition, Sold by Blue Vase Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Interlochen, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Grove Press.
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The item shows wear from consistent use but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $11.60, good condition, Sold by Poquette's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dewitt, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Alfred A. Knopf.
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $12.07, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Alfred A Knopf Inc.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. A Very Good copy in brown cloth lettered in gold, in a Very Good dust jacket with a vertical crease to the rear flap (not price-clipped). Light tanning at the outer edges of the text block, clean/unmarked within. (Not ex-library. )
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $52.00, very good condition, Sold by David Kaye Books & Memorabilia rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Hills, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Alfred A. Knopf Publ..
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039448178X. SIGNED and inscribed on free front endpaper by the author/playwright; near fine in near fine dust jacket, in fresh mylar; very subtle discoloring to jacket (almost imperceptible), a hint of spine lean else a clean tight unmarked copy in an unclipped jacket; appears unread.
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $53.27, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Knopf.
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Good. First edition copy. Collectible-Good. Good dust jacket. Stamped on page edges. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (literature, novel)
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $63.21, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Grove Press.
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $9.80, very good condition, Sold by Vashon Island Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vashon, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated.
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $10.65, good condition, Sold by JR Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grand Rapids, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Knopf.
Add this copy of About Harry Towns to cart. $11.67, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by EDGEWE-BROWNING.
