Freak: a semi-demi-quasi-pseudo autobiography - Softcover

Leguizano, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573226939 ISBN 13: 9781573226936

Publisher: Riverhead Trade, 1998

Synopsis

The author recounts his life growing up in Jackson Heights, Queens, protraying the people he encountered, from his Latino friends, family, and feuding parents

About this title

From Library Journal:

This is the narrative of an upcoming Broadway show by and about popular Latin American actor and comedian Leguizamo, who has had a successful career as a playwright (Mambo Mouth: A Savage Comedy, Bantam, 1993), starred in the groundbreaking variety show House of Buggin', and appeared in a variety of notable film roles. Written with close friend and fellow comedy writer Bar Katz, it covers Leguizamo's childhood and young adulthood before his first theatrical successes. Setting his story in various ethnic neighborhoods in Queens, the author uses street slang and Spanglish to recount humorous and poignant family anecdotes, always emphasizing the struggles and emotions of an immigrant Latino family. The result is both entertaining and poignant. Recommended for libraries with theater and Latin American Studies collections.?Lisa N. Johnston, Sweet Briar Coll. Lib., Va.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Trade
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1573226939
• ISBN 13: 9781573226936
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 144