Scott Saul
Becoming Richard Pryor
- ISBN 13:
- 9780062123329
- author:
- Scott Saul
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 608
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2.5 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Social & Health Issues, Cultural History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Richard Pryor's life was marked by both incredible creativity and profound hardship. Born into a world of brothels, he found solace in stand-up comedy, using his experiences to create a unique brand of exhilarating and harrowing entertainment. This biography brings together a wealth of original research, including interviews with family and friends, court transcripts, unpublished journals, and screenplay drafts, to tell the story of Pryor's journey from childhood to fame. Through Pryor's life, Saul reveals how he brought together the spirits of the black freedom movement and the counterculture to forever alter the DNA of American comedy. The book also explores Pryor's trials in the Army and his apprentice days in Greenwich Village, as well as his soul-searching interlude in Berkeley and his ascent in the "New Hollywood" of the 1970s. By examining Pryor's life with such depth and nuance, Saul sheds new light on an entertainer who made himself a legend through his own account. The full truth of Pryor's life is more complex and bracing than ever before revealed.
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