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by John Simon

In his first book of collected essays, (Stein & Day, 1963), John Simon writes about theatre and films, painting and poetry with the pestle and pepper that have marked his style for decades, keeping (say his publishers) "a moat of troubled waters over those who would silence him" and his eminent domain. His savage lines often touch the almost unprintable.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988