Kinky Friedman
Autore di Elvis, Gesù e Coca-Cola
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Photographed at BookPeople in Austin, Texas by Frank Arnold
Serie
Opere di 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 copie
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (1605) 98 copie
'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out: Reflections on Country Singers, Presidents, and Other Troublemakers (1605) 82 copie
You Can Lead a Politician to Water, But You Can't Make Him Think: Ten Commandments for Texas Politics (2007) 65 copie
Sold American 4 copie
Kinky Friedman 3 copie
Under the Double Ego 3 copie
Opere correlate
Eat, Drink and Be Kinky: A Feast of Wit and Fabulous Recipes for Fans of Kinky Friedman (1999) — Introduzione — 49 copie
Murder Is My Racquet: Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers (2005) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
Thriller. Florida- Fieber / Im Schutz des hellichten Tages / Lone Star. Drei ungekürzte Romane. (1997) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Friedman, Kinky
- Nome legale
- Friedman, Richard S.
- Data di nascita
- 1944-10-31
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Nazione (per mappa)
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
Kerrville, Texas, USA
Medina, Texas, USA - Istruzione
- University of Texas, Austin
- Attività lavorative
- singer-songwriter
novelist
humorist
politician
columnist - Organizzazioni
- Peace Corps
Texas Monthly - Agente
- Esther Newburg (ICM)
Utenti
Recensioni
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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Statistiche
- Opere
- 51
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 5,497
- Popolarità
- #4,533
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 84
- ISBN
- 208
- Lingue
- 7
- Preferito da
- 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.… (altro)