Woody Allen New Yorker

Graham McCann

Hardback (15 Mar 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Designed as a detailed study of Woody Allen's life and work, McCann attempts to locate Allen's work in the tradition of American popular culture. The author combines biography, movie criticism and social commentary to present a serious account of what it is to be a comedian in the modern world.

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