{"product_id":"amorous-busboy-of-decatur-avenue-a-child-of-the-fifties-looks-back-paperback","title":"Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Klein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA funny and evocative coming-of-age memoir by Robert Klein, the beloved and award-winning comedian who has entertained audiences for more than four decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest known for his unique brand of observational humor--seen on Broadway and in film and television--Klein details his life from ages nine to twenty-five as seen \"through the gauze of time.\" Klein's theme park of memories alternates dark moments with sunlit humor. Teenage frustrations prompted a visit to a Harlem prostitute, which filled Klein with \"shame and triumph and guilt.\" He encountered individual and institutional anti-Semitism at Alfred University, yet led the frat house fun, moving on to the Yale School of Drama, Chicago's Second City, New York theater and a variety of romances. Along the way, Klein had successes and failures, both in bed and on stage. Probing not only his own psyche but also the evolution of sexual mores during the 1950s and '60s, he unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes, writing with wry wit and honesty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years \u003cb\u003eRobert Klein\u003c\/b\u003e has entertained audiences. He has had an acclaimed career in comedy, on Broadway, on television, and in film. Born in the Bronx, he was a member of the famed Second City theatrical troupe in Chicago in the 1960s. Twice he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album of the Year: \u003ci\u003eChild of the Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) and \u003ci\u003eMind Over Matter\u003c\/i\u003e (1974). He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit Neil Simon musical \u003ci\u003eThey're Playing Our Song\u003c\/i\u003e in 1979. In 1993, Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Wendy Wasserstein's \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters Rosensweig.\u003c\/i\u003e In 1975, Klein was the first comedian to appear in a live concert on Home Box Office. He has done seven one-man shows for HBO. He was a star of the hit NBC series \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e and has made more than 100 appearances on \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Late Show with David Letterman.\u003c\/i\u003e Notable films include \u003ci\u003eHooper, The Owl and the Pussycat, Two Weeks Notice, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.34 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468122571005,"sku":"9780684854892","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/cVpHQmdFUUZQa1MwQ1pkYmhSUURWZz09.webp?v=1777285467","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/amorous-busboy-of-decatur-avenue-a-child-of-the-fifties-looks-back-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}