Growing up in Manhattan: Woody Allen's Humorous Stories
About This Novel
It's hard to feel happy, but luckily there's Woody Allen. Here are eighteen humorous and rhapsodic "literary talk shows" that poke fun at marriage, middle class, anxiety, Hollywood, beauty standards, death and other topics. These anhedonic Allen-esque protagonists show you what they see as a ridiculous and pathetic world, and although they understand Dostoevsky, they cannot handle the absurdity of everyday life. The last sixty-page autobiographical novel, "Growing Up in Manhattan," is a mixture of romance, sentimentality, and confusion. It is another paradoxical mystery in a world "specifically designed to keep him confused for the rest of his life." Now more than ever, we need clowns who can make people laugh, and here comes Woody Allen. "If you want to read casually and be amused, and take a brief break from the bad reality, then this book is a dessert, like my previous works." - Woody Allen
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