Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him
- ISBN-10
- 1616204478
- ISBN-13
- 9781616204471
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 297
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-01
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Authors
- David Henry, Joe Henry
Description
Provides a rare glimpse into the life of an outrageously human, fearlessly black, openly angry and profanely outspoken comedic genius whose humble beginnings as the child of a prostitute helped shaped him into one of the most influential and outstanding performers of our time.
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- 2013-11-05
- 400 pages
- Paperback
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- 2013-01-01
- 297 pages
- Paperback
- Algonquin Books
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