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| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 |
The Bookshelf: The Woody Allen Summer Reader
From our July/August 2007 issue
There may be something to this Woody Allen kid. The writer and director of such films as — well, you know what films he’s made and how brilliant they are — has come out with a new book of short stories, Mere Anarchy, his first prose collection since 1980. With the wacky characters (Miss Velveeta Belknap, for instance) and cleverly outlandish descriptions you’ve come to expect from this master of comedy, your laughs will range from knee-slapping to side-splitting. And there are enough nebbishy types included for even the most fervent Woody Allen fan.
And if you’re longing for his good old neuroses, pick up The Insanity Defense. A new release of Woody Allen’s complete prose, this book compiles all his previous bestsellers, Getting Even (1971), Without Feathers (1975), and Side Effects (1980) -- still smart and still funny. These two quick reads will give you a hilarious new view of Woody and the world, through prose-colored glasses.
-- Text by Helen Herbst
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