Budd Schulberg was a writer, screenwriter, and journalist whose work often explored themes of ambition, corruption, and human resilience within the realms of sports and the film industry. His stylistic prowess was evident in his sharply drawn characters and incisive examinations of the darker aspects of the American dream. Schulberg masterfully blended his journalistic endeavors with fiction, delving into the driving forces behind both success and downfall. His writing maintains a strong moral ethos, resonating with readers seeking a profound insight into the human condition.
A portrait of an age of both dazzling spirit and bitter disillusionment, based on the last drunken days of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The 1920s: a golden age, and Manley Halliday is a golden figure. But years later, in the very different atmosphere of the thirties, Halliday is a shadow of his former self, cast up on the inhospitable shores of Hollywood.
Ein zeitloser amerikanischer Klassiker des 20. Jahrhunderts Er ist der Prototyp des Aufsteigers: Stets auf den eigenen Vorteil bedacht, große Klappe und spitze Ellbogen – das ist Sammy Glick. Ohne die leiseste Spur von Talent bringt er es vom Lauf burschen in einer Zeitungsredaktion zum erfolgreichsten Filmproduzenten Holly woods. Mit Sammy Glick hat Budd Schulberg das exemplarische Schreckgespenst des amerikanischen Lebens stils geschaffen.
He may be a giant but giants have been licked before. Don't forget Goliath. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Eddie Lewis never expected to make his living writing lies, but that's what he does to pay his rent: Eddie is a manipulator of headlines, an inventor of hyperbole, on behalf of his boss Nick Latka and the boxing business.
Der amerikanische Welterfolg verfilmt mit Humphrey Bogart
Pozoruhodná kniha zabývající se Hollywoodem třicátých let, kdy roztočená mašinérie filmového průmyslu semele geniálního spisovatele, který tragicky zahyne v boji proti byznysu.
