James Leo Herlihy (1927–1993)
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The Sleep of Reason: Lyle Bonge's Ultimate Ash-Hauling Mardi Gras Photographs (Jargon (Jargon Society), 77.) (1656) 17 eksemplarer
Perdidos na noite 2 eksemplarer
Perdidos na Noite - Abril Cultural 1 eksemplar
Korthuset 1 eksemplar
PERDIDOS NA NOITE 1 eksemplar
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- Kanonisk navn
- Herlihy, James Leo
- Fødselsdato
- 1927-02-27
- Dødsdag
- 1993-10-21
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Dødssted
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Dødsårsag
- barbiturate overdose
- Bopæl
- Pasadena, California, USA
New York, New York, USA
Key West, Florida, USA - Uddannelse
- Black Mountain College
Pasadena Playhouse College - Erhverv
- novelist
short-story writer
playwright
actor
soda jerk
snake exhibitor - Relationer
- Tennessee Williams (mentor and close friend)
- Organisationer
- United States Navy (1944-1946)
War Tax Resistance project (sponsor)
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- Medlemmer
- 977
- Popularitet
- #26,370
- Vurdering
- 3.8
- Anmeldelser
- 14
- ISBN
- 69
- Sprog
- 8
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It's a rare case where it's actually rather difficult to decide which is better between the book and the film (which sticks closely to the last two-thirds of the book). The book does give us a lot more details of Joe's early life (mostly in fact in New Mexico rather than Texas) and takes us deeper inside his head. The descriptions are vivid and somewhat unssettling. On the other hand, that tight-third narrative gives us a more restricted view of events than the camera can do, and the fact is that Joe is not all that interesting or nice a person to spend time with. It's a memorable (and short) read all the same.… (mere)