Nowhere Near Hollywood: 5 (Max Zajack) - Softcover

Mark SaFranko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 191600430X ISBN 13: 9781916004306

Publisher: Honest Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Nowhere Near Hollywood is the fifth major instalment of the Max Zajack series. Familiar to thousands of readers in France, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom from the earlier novels, this time around Max, after years of struggle to get his writing recognised, decides impulsively - and unwisely - to try his hand at acting in order to get his career off the ground. If anything can bring him attention, he tries to convince his skeptical and long-suffering girlfriend, Gayle, it's recognition as a performer. After all, the most powerful man in the world - the President of the United States - is himself a flopped B actor. Shot through with Max's characteristic black humour, Nowhere Near Hollywood traces his long, wacky journey through the fringes of the film and theater industries in New York City, from playing a Native American pitching hot dogs, to being asked to drop his trousers at a movie audition, to his heartbreaking near-misses as a playwright and screenwriter.

About this title

Review:

“Mark SaFranko scares people like me. I believe the guy would rather write than breathe. I envy his talent and commitment.”
-- Dan Fante

“No one writes about writers, their heartbreaks and tribulations, as authentically as SaFranko. Little wonder he is frequently lauded as the heir of the great Charles Bukowski.”
-- Sam Millar, ON THE BRINKS

About the Author:

Mark SaFranko is an author, playwright and actor based in New Jersey, US. He is the author of more than ten published novels and 50 short stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: Honest Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 191600430X
• ISBN 13: 9781916004306
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300