Human Amusements - Softcover

Johnston, Wayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0771044380 ISBN 13: 9780771044380

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1994

Synopsis

In a novel set in Toronto at the dawn of the television age, Henry Predergast, a one-time child star, details his early career on Rumpus Room in the roles of Bee Good and Bee Bad and as the title character in The Philo Farnsworth Show and describes the impact of his extraordinary success on his own life and on his family. Original. 10,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Wise, funny, touching."--" The Globe & Mail
""Funny, eccentric, and touching . . . [Human Amusements] leaves us nostalgic for a kinder, gentler, mediascape, and the life that went with it."--"The Toronto Star
""Wayne Johnston's books are beautifully written, among the funniest I've ever read, yet somehow at the same time among the most poignant and moving."--Annie Dillard"
""This bittersweet novel touches the funny bone and the heart."--"The Edmonton Journal"
"Charles Dickens would have greatly admired Johnston's style and humor-And the old master would have envied the vivid scenes Johnston draws." -"Houston Chronicle
"
"[Johnston is] a master plotter whose wise words sting and stab."-"Entertainment Weekly
""Wayne Johnston is a brilliant and accomplished writer." -Annie Proulx
"One of our continent's best writers." -"Kirkus Reviews
"
"Johnston is an accomplished storyteller, with a gift for both description and character, which he uses masterfully."-"Booklist "(starred)
"Johnston [is] capable of fine psychological observation....His backers ultimately get their money's worth."-"Atlantic Monthly"
"Johnston is an authentic comic genius.... His timing and pacing are impeccable. He knows how to...create laughter out of a wonderful mixture of emotions." -"The Gazette" (Montreal)
"A prodigiously talented author." -"The Globe and Mail "(Toronto)

"Wise, funny, touching."--" The Globe & Mail

""Funny, eccentric, and touching . . . [Human Amusements] leaves us nostalgic for a kinder, gentler, mediascape, and the life that went with it."--"The Toronto Star

""Wayne Johnston's books are beautifully written, among the funniest I've ever read, yet somehow at the same time among the most poignant and moving."--Annie Dillard"

""This bittersweet novel touches the funny bone and the heart."--"The Edmonton Journal"

"Charles Dickens would have greatly admired Johnston's style and humor-And the old master would have envied the vivid scenes Johnston draws." -"Houston Chronicle
"
"[Johnston is] a master plotter whose wise words sting and stab."-"Entertainment Weekly

""Wayne Johnston is a brilliant and accomplished writer." -Annie Proulx

"One of our continent's best writers." -"Kirkus Reviews
"
"Johnston is an accomplished storyteller, with a gift for both description and character, which he uses masterfully."-"Booklist "(starred)

"Johnston [is] capable of fine psychological observation....His backers ultimately get their money's worth."-"Atlantic Monthly"

"Johnston is an authentic comic genius.... His timing and pacing are impeccable. He knows how to...create laughter out of a wonderful mixture of emotions." -"The Gazette" (Montreal)

"A prodigiously talented author." -"The Globe and Mail "(Toronto)

About the Author:

Wayne Johnston is the author of The Story of Bobby O’Malley, The Time of Their Lives, The Divine Ryans, Human Amusements, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams – all novels – and of Baltimore’s Mansion, a memoir. He lives in Toronto where is presently working on his sixth novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Inc.
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0771044380
• ISBN 13: 9780771044380
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296