- Hardcover: 473 pages
- Publisher: Random House Value Publishing; Reissue edition (Mar 29 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0517072297
- ISBN-13: 978-0517072295
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 4.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #134,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Born in 1935, Allen Stewart Konigsberg (better known as Woody Allen) is today one of the most influential figures in cinema. He has written and directed such memorable films as Annie Hall and Manhattan, and has acted in over 40 films. He is also the author of three books--Getting Even (1971), Without Feathers (1975), and Side Effects (1980). The Complete Prose of Woody Allen brings these memorable titles together for one bumper collection--a must-have for Allen addicts.
Getting Even is a collection of 17 of Allen's magazine pieces from the late 1960s discussing such bizarre topics as the invention of the sandwich, laundry lists, death, obesity, and, of course, rabbis.
Without Feathers delivers more of Allen's New Yorker-style humor. Worthy stand-outs include "If the Impressionists Had Been Dentists," a genius piece that puts oral surgery in a whole new, much more exciting, light.
Finally, Side Effects compiles Allen's best New Yorker essays from the late 1970s. Although not as outrageously funny as his previous books, this is still a classic piece of comedy. --Naomi Gesinger
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hysterical. The Woodman cometh.,
By Darth Shatner (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Complete Prose of Woody Allen (Hardcover)
Disillusioned by, "Interiors" or "Hannah And Her Sisters"? Think Woody is just not funny? Man, are you wrong. This book (which contains pretty much everything Woody wrote in book form) just kills you from the beginning & never stops. As goofball and irreverent as you'd expect from a comedic genius(Think, "Bananas" or "Take the Money and Run"- era Allen), don't be frightened off by the fact that Allen's later movies quit being side-splittingly funny. This book recaptures all the great, classic humor that made the Woodman famous to begin with!
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A great writer outshines his own brilliant films,
By A Customer
This review is from: Complete Prose of Woody Allen (Hardcover)
I've always loved Woody's movies but he proves with this collection that he has always been a writer first and foremost. This book is a must for any lover of intelligent comedy. There are so many brilliant stories and essays here--prose you can turn to again and again as if revisiting a favorite album. Possibly the finest, funniest collection of humorous writing ever assembled.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing....,
This review is from: Complete Prose of Woody Allen (Hardcover)
that Jon Stweart's new humor collection, out for about a year now, can get more reviews than these classics by Woody Allen. Nothing against Stewart, whose book I haven't read, but Woody's stuff has been out for decades and deserves to be read. It is the funniest stuff ever put on paper.
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