9780143009139 - Tall Tales Some True (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 312 pages. Cover worn. Greg McGee's haphazard journey as unli kely writer, rebellious rugby player, ambivalent protestor, lawye r and defendant, mutineer tourist, dilettante coach and incompete nt kangaroo culler has taken him from Ponsonby to Paraburdoo, Tap anui to Harlem, Dunedin to Venice and various other T-shirt desti nations. During this time he has crossed paths with a diverse cas t of characters, from Peter Mahon to Keith Murdoch, Peggy Guggenh eim to Duncan Laing, Ken Gray to Billy T. James, Raymond Hawthorn e to Bert Potter, not to mention Grizz Wylie, Janet Frame's broth er, Sicilian witches, Vincent van Gogh and writers, actors, produ cers and other denizens of stage and screen. For theatre, he has written both Foreskin's Lament, which has been described as 'the great New Zealand play', and Whitemen, which McGee describes as ' New Zealand's biggest home-made bomb'. He also wrote the controve rsial mini-series Erebus, The Aftermath and much else for televis ion, and has published the odd short story and sports column. Tal l Tales (Some True) is an unabashedly subjective account of that journey, and of the backstage mechanics of a particular writer's life. It is a seriously entertaining attempt to answer the questi on writers get asked most often - 'Where do you get your ideas fr om?'.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 312 pages. Greg McGee's haphazard journey as unlikely writer, rebellious rugby player, ambivalent protestor, lawyer and defend ant, mutineer tourist, dilettante coach and incompetent kangaroo culler has taken him from Ponsonby to Paraburdoo, Tapanui to Harl em, Dunedin to Venice and various other T-shirt destinations. Dur ing this time he has crossed paths with a diverse cast of charact ers, from Peter Mahon to Keith Murdoch, Peggy Guggenheim to Dunca n Laing, Ken Gray to Billy T. James, Raymond Hawthorne to Bert Po tter, not to mention Grizz Wylie, Janet Frame's brother, Sicilian witches, Vincent van Gogh and writers, actors, producers and oth er denizens of stage and screen. For theatre, he has written both Foreskin's Lament, which has been described as 'the great New Ze aland play', and Whitemen, which McGee describes as 'New Zealand' s biggest home-made bomb'. He also wrote the controversial mini-s eries Erebus, The Aftermath and much else for television, and has published the odd short story and sports column. Tall Tales (Som e True) is an unabashedly subjective account of that journey, and of the backstage mechanics of a particular writer's life. It is a seriously entertaining attempt to answer the question writers g et asked most often - 'Where do you get your ideas from?'.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 320 pages. Description Greg McGee's haphazard journey as unl ikely writer, rebellious rugby player, ambivalent protestor, lawy er and defendant, mutineer tourist, dilettante coach and incompet ent kangaroo culler has taken him from Ponsonby to Paraburdoo, Ta panui to Harlem, Dunedin to Venice and various other T-shirt dest inations. During this time he has crossed paths with a diverse ca st of characters, from Peter Mahon to Keith Murdoch, Peggy Guggen heim to Duncan Laing, Ken Gray to Billy T. James, Raymond Hawthor ne to Bert Potter, not to mention Grizz Wylie, Janet Frame's brot her, Sicilian witches, Vincent van Gogh and writers, actors, prod ucers and other denizens of stage and screen. Tall Tales (Some Tr ue) is an unabashedly subjective account of that journey, and of the backstage mechanics of a particular writer's life. It is a se riously entertaining attempt to answer the question writers get a sked most often - 'Where do you get your ideas from?'.