An edition of George, being George (2009)

George, being George

George Plimpton's life as told, admired, deplored, and envied by 200 friends, relatives, lovers, acquaintances, rivals-- and a few unappreciative observers

2009 Random House trade pbk. ed.

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An edition of George, being George (2009)

George, being George

George Plimpton's life as told, admired, deplored, and envied by 200 friends, relatives, lovers, acquaintances, rivals-- and a few unappreciative observers

2009 Random House trade pbk. ed.

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English
Pages
422

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Table of Contents

Prologue : a plausible metaphor
George's storied background
Sightings of George at school : 1934-1952
Creation myths of The Paris review : 1952-1955
Mounting celebrity : 1955-1963
George agog : 1963-1973
Puss and Mister Puss : 1973-1983
George is George to the end : 1983-2003
Epilogue : blessed George, who could bless.

Edition Notes

Originally published: New York : Random House, 2008.

Includes index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
818/.54, B
Library of Congress
PS3566.L5 Z68 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
422 pages
Number of pages
422

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32750710M
Internet Archive
georgebeinggeorg0000unse_i4b7
ISBN 10
0812974182
ISBN 13
9780812974188
OCLC/WorldCat
299708393

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