John Osborne; the original Angry Young Man; shocked and transformed British theater in the 1950s with his play Look Back in Anger. This startling biographyndash;the first to draw on the secret notebooks in which he recorded his anguish and depressionndash;reveals the notorious rebel in all his heartrending complexity. Through a working-class childhood and five marriages; Osborne led a tumultuous life. An impossible father; he threw his teenage daughter out of the house and never spoke to her again. His last written words were "I have sinned." Theater critic John Heilpernrsquo;s detailed portrait; including interviews with Osbornes daughter; scores of friends and enemies; and his alleged male lover; shows us a contradictory geniusndash;an ogre with charm; a radical who hated change; and above all; a defiant individualist.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy AvaExcellent historical perspective on a paper mill town in Northern New England. The photographs are wonderful and the descriptions are vivid. Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GREAT MEMORIESBy Dennis J. La BrecqueI WAS BORN HERE AND WAS THRILLED TO FIND THIS BOOK. A GREAT READ EVEN IF YOUVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TOWN.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Travel back in timeBy C. NewtonWonderful pictures and information about a town that is precious to me. Gave me a great incite to what my grandfather experienced while he worked at The Great Northern and lived in this town.
