Riotously funny, wickedly politically incorrect, and completely impossible to put down, james robert bakers satire of the film industry boy wonder 1988, long. Reading challenge winners of australian and international book awards for. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are melliandra, tawl. The writers other books include adrenaline, about two gay fugitives, fuelinjected dreams, a sendup of the rock music industry, and boy wonder, which. Oct 02, 2020 the man who ran washington, james baker, laments todays politics a new book by the journalistauthor duo peter baker and susan glasser delves into the story of the oncepowerbroker. Jun 25, 2020 riotously funny, wickedly politically incorrect, and completely impossible to put down, james robert baker s satire of the film industry boy wonder 1988, long revered as a cult classic, returns to print at last in this new edition, which includes an afterword by his partner, ron robertson. With caleb steinmeyer, zulay henao, bill sage, daniel stewart sherman. But boy wonder is worth tracking down in libraries, in used bookstores and in flea markets. However, he was afraid to come out as his dad was abusive and conservative.
Buy boy wonder new edition by baker, james robert isbn. Young radicals is a brilliant, even inspiring book, full of whipsmart analysis that demands to be read and argued over. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. I just reread boy wonder by james robert baker for the millionth time. Best sellers gift ideas prime new releases customer service electronics home books. A traumatized boy grows into a shy, determined teenager who patrols the mean streets of new york city, helping those in need and dishing out severe punishment to remorseless thugs. See all books authored by james robert baker, including boy wonder, and tim and pete. The boy wonder or robin, batmans sidekick boy wonder novel, a 1988 novel by james robert baker boy wonder film, a 2010 film starring caleb steinmeyer boy wonder album, a compilation album by lenny breau boy wonder producer born 1978, music producer, musician, and filmmaker joel selwood or boy wonder, australian rules footballer jim christiana, a pennsylvania.
Baker 1988, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Oct 27, 2015 boy wonder was set in orange county, california about a boy, gale shark trager and how he led his life due to his different way of viewing life and feeling confined by the norms and expectations of the society and how he broke free of the confined. A swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the. James robert baker books list of books by author james. Discount prices on books by james baker, including titles like the centaurs dilemma. Meanwhile, gradys editor, terry crabtree robert downey jr. Boy wonder isnt a very popular book, nor is james robert baker a bestselling author.
Free download or read online the bakers boy pdf epub book. The funniest summer read of the 1980s and still funny 25 yrs later when i reread it. In a turbocharged romp through the hollywood of everyones wildest drea. Testosterone, boy wonder, fuel injected dreams, adrenaline and right wing published on the internet. Movie industry satire boy wonder remains a shocking. And then you come to a book like boy wonder, and you kind of feel that the rest of the site has been created as a. The first edition of the novel was published in june 1995, and was written by j. Though he garnered fame for his books fuelinjected dreams and boy wonder, after the controversy surrounding publication of his novel, tim and pete. Boy wonder valancourt 20th century classics by james robert. Feeling guilty about his good fortune, he offers his spare bedroomrent free to billy, a talented, charismatic classmate from the midwest eking out a handtomouth existence in manhattan. A companion to the history of the book, second edition. Boy wonder james robert baker queer culture collection. Boy wonder, 1988 brings together two gay exlovers for a 24hour swing through the streets and byways of l. James robert baker ebooks read ebooks online free ebooks.
Boy wonder by james robert baker, 1988, new american library edition, in english. Feb 24, 2016 boy wonder was the second novel baker published under his own name the first, a bizarre sendup of the music business called fuelinjected dreams, plays with the same themes of artistic. James robert baker october 18, 1947 november 5, 1997 was an american author of sharply satirical, predominantly gaythemed transgressional fiction. Baker was a filmmaker whose underground film mouse klub konfidential, about a mouseketeer turned gaybondage filmmaker, is credited with driving michael medved away from filmmaking. One of the first things i associate with the reading of books is the struggle i waged to. When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small commission. Sharks father mac trager, was a racist bully and his mother, winnie trager was a hypochondriac. James wald is associate professor of history at hampshire college, where he directs.
He was raised in a conservative family in southern california and explored his sexuality when in high school and realized he was gay. Baker s 1988 book, boy wonder, tracks the fictitious life of slimeball film producer shark trager. A cartoon of life in the hollywood fast lane, boy wonder is something of a bnovel, an intermittently amusing exploitation of the lifestyles of the rich and. It is accurate, not because it captures intellectual debate or campus politics, but because it knows two things.
And its written as an oral history where the story moves along as it is told by different characters. James robert baker s boy wonder has been on my toread list for years because its kind of hard to get and expensive in the u. Boy wonder by james robert baker is a book i had recommended to me by at least 3 of the people i was at a party with the other night. The man who ran washington, james baker, laments todays. For its wild invention, bizarre plot twists, and tongueincheek appropriation of cinematic convention, this story of the quintessential hollywood wunderkind producer is as much a sort of gonzo sotweed factor as it is a what makes sammy run. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 552 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. May 12, 2000 wonder boys is the most accurate movie about campus life that i can remember. Few novels approach its satiric edge or its extreme outrageousness. James shapiro is professor of english and comparative litera.
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The story of shark trager, hollywood wunderkind, from. Strains of the authors past figure into his other novels as well. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I absolutely loved it, and was drawn in by the crazy madness that still somehow flowed together into a comprehensible and compelling story. The author throws out a razorsharp, gonzo satire of the movie business as seen through fictional producer shark trager who careens through the movie. Boy wonder is something of a bnovel, an intermittently. Its not difficult to see why linmanuel miranda would have been attracted to jeremy mccarter as a writing partner. In reality, crabtree is there to see if tripp has written anything worth publishing, as both mens careers depend on gradys upcoming book. Riotously funny, wickedly politically incorrect, and completely impossible to put down, james robert baker s satire of the film industry boy wonder 1988, long revered as a cult classic, returns to print at last in this new edition, which includes an afterword by his partner, ron robertson. James robert baker is the author of five other novels. The boy in the striped pajamas is an unusual story, one of the most difficult and. The late great james robert bakers last novel is a highoctane journey into the psyche.
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