Kinky Friedman
Forfatter af Elvis, Jesus and Coca-Cola
Om forfatteren
Kinky Friedman is the author of twelve novels, including Blast from the Past, Road Kill, The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover, God Bless, John Wayne, Armadillos & Old Lace; and Elvis, Jesus and Coca Cola. He lives in a little green trailer in a little green valley deep in the heart of Texas. (Publisher vis mere Provided) Author, singer, and songwriter Kinky Friedman was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 31, 1944. He grew up on a ranch in central Texas and received a B. A. in Psychology and Plan II Honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1966. After graduation, he severed two years with the Peace Corps in Borneo. In the early 1970's, he formed a country and western band called The Texas Jewboys. His music mixed social commentary with humor and dealt with topics such as racism and anti-Semitism. He reached cult status and was a musical guest on Saturday Night Live in October 1976. After his music career ended in the 1980's, he started writing detective novels featuring a fictionalized version of himself solving crimes in New York City. Since April 2001, he has been a regular columnist for Texas Monthly magazine, but stopped in March 2005 due to his campaign bid for governor of Texas. He founded Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, whose mission is to care for stray, abused, and aging animals. He currenlty lives at Echo Hill Ranch which is located near Kerrville, Texas. In 2012, Kinky Friedman partnered up with Willie Nelson to write Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road which became a New York Times Best Seller. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Image credit: Photographed at BookPeople in Austin, Texas by Frank Arnold
Serier
Værker af Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette: Or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas-Fort Worth (2001) 187 eksemplarer
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (1605) 98 eksemplarer
'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out: Reflections on Country Singers, Presidents, and Other Troublemakers (1605) 83 eksemplarer
You Can Lead a Politician to Water, But You Can't Make Him Think: Ten Commandments for Texas Politics (2007) 65 eksemplarer
Sold American 4 eksemplarer
Kinky Friedman 3 eksemplarer
Under the Double Ego 3 eksemplarer
Bi-Polar Tour: Live From Woodstock 1 eksemplar
Kinky Friedman Live from Austin TX 1 eksemplar
The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Eat, Drink and Be Kinky: A Feast of Wit and Fabulous Recipes for Fans of Kinky Friedman (1999) — Introduktion — 49 eksemplarer
Murder Is My Racquet: Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers (2005) — Bidragyder — 27 eksemplarer
Thriller. Florida- Fieber / Im Schutz des hellichten Tages / Lone Star. Drei ungekürzte Romane. (1997) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Kanonisk navn
- Friedman, Kinky
- Juridisk navn
- Friedman, Richard S.
- Fødselsdato
- 1944-10-31
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Land (til kort)
- USA
- Fødested
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Bopæl
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
Kerrville, Texas, USA
Medina, Texas, USA - Uddannelse
- University of Texas, Austin
- Erhverv
- singer-songwriter
novelist
humorist
politician
columnist - Organisationer
- Peace Corps
Texas Monthly - Agent
- Esther Newburg (ICM)
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Anmeldelser
I'll give it three stars despite the inclusion of Molly Ivins. Seems silly to rate something written by Kinky Friedman too harshly, especially when it's sort of a children's book. I forget exactly when I read it earlier this year, but I forgot to add it.
A fun read with quirky characters, nutty schemes and personal insights from the author. I can't help but feel there's elements of fact woven into the fiction and like the humorous elements of it too. The narrative is unique as is the style of writing though I felt the ending was predictable. Regardless I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys creative character development and surprise.
I enjoyed this but it's not a book I'd read again and I think it's a book that you have to be in the mood for. A mystery set in New York's Greenwich Village the characters are quirky and there many references to drugs, alcohol and homosexuality. In terms of the later the book is a bit dated, written in 1986. The mystery is good though as is the writing.
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 51
- Also by
- 5
- Medlemmer
- 5,507
- Popularitet
- #4,530
- Vurdering
- 3.4
- Anmeldelser
- 84
- ISBN
- 208
- Sprog
- 7
- Udvalgt
- 23
Das Buch ist sehr schön und hochwertig aufgemacht, mit schönen Bildern im Innenteil.
Inhaltlich hat es mich nicht überzeugt. Ich finde die Geschichte viel zu überfrachtet. Die Weihnachtsidee kann man auch viel einfacher transportieren. Ich hatte mit den Charakteren überhaupt so meine Probleme. Was am Ende mit Schwein und Kind passiert, ist meiner Meinung nach völlig unnötig.… (mere)