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Paperback Sweet Smell of Success: And Other Stories Book

ISBN: 1585670472

ISBN13: 9781585670475

Sweet Smell of Success: And Other Stories

Lehman scathingly depicts the dark side of success through the twisted relationship of Sid Wallace, an ambitious publicist, and Harvey Hunsucker, a powerful and vindictive gossip columnist, fashioned after Walter Winchell. As scandals are manufactured and reputations ruined for sport, the story spirals downward toward one last, savage act of revenge. As brutally honest as Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust, Sweet Smell of Success is one of the...

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Great writing remains in style forever

If you are too young to have read SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS when it first came out, be sure to grab this re-issue. Then go re-rent the movie. A perfect way to spend a weekend. Mr. Lehman may be best known for writing some of the greatest screenplays ever, from the original Sabrina, through West Side Story and North by Northwest, and of course, the film version of SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS.The stories in this book remain as fresh, powerful and intriguing as they did 40 years ago. It's certainly a "must read" for those interested in the history of stage and screen. I remember distinctly several years ago haunting many dusty used book stores to find these stories. How terrific it is to have them together again!
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