Kinski Uncut: The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski - Softcover

Kinski, Klaus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140255362 ISBN 13: 9780140255362

Publisher: Penguin, 1997

Synopsis

Kinski Uncut This autobiography recounts the life of the German actor Klaus Kinski. It tells of his tortured childhood in the poverty of pre-war Berlin through to his rise to international stardom as a film actor. His Casanovian pursuit of sex (often with under-age girls) is chronicled in graphic detail. Full description

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Review:

This is not a book for the squeamish. Disturbingly violent, sexual and despairing, it is the autobiographical confession of an eternally restless man. It is the life story of Klaus Kinski, the superb screen actor who died in 1991. Kinski, who played in memorable films by David Lean, Sergio Leone, and Billy Wilder, is best known for his roles in Werner Herzog's Aguirre: The Wrath of God and Nosferatu the Vampyre. With graphic detail, Kinski narrates his excessive sexual exploits and fanatical adoration of his son. This book unravels the pitch-dark inner life of an actor who specialized in playing insane people, a man who well understood the psychology of the characters he portrayed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140255362
• ISBN 13: 9780140255362
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336