Mere Anarchy

Resumen del libro

'I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me.' Thus begins 'Strung Out', Woody Allen's hilarious application of the laws of the universe to daily life. "Mere Anarchy", Woody Allen's first new collection in over 25 years, features eighteen witty, wild and intelligent comic pieces - eight of which have never been in print before.

Surreal, absurd, rich in verbal play, bitingly satirical and just plan daft in the mode we have grown to love from his finest films, this flight-of-fancy collection includes tales of a body double who, mistaken for the film's star, is kidnapped by outlaws; a pretentious novelist forced to work on the novelisation of a Three Stooges film; a nanny secretly writing an expose of her Manhattan employers; crooks selling bespoke prayers on eBay; and how to react when you're asked to finance a Broadway play about the invention and manufacture of the adjustable showerhead.

Biografía del autor

WOODY ALLEN es escritor, director y actor. A los quince años empezó a escribir gags para la prensa y posteriormente trabajó como humorista de monólogos. Es autor de varios libros de relatos con la ciudad de Nueva York como escenario de sus enredos. Es un ferviente apasionado del jazz y un entusiasta de los eventos deportivos. Vive en la zona del Upper East Side de Manhattan con su esposa, Soon-Yi, con quien lleva casado más veinte años, y sus dos hijas, Manzie y Bechet. Según sus propias palabras, lamenta no haber hecho ninguna gran película, aunque asegura que lo sigue intentando.