Running with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs
Descripción
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from Augusten Burroughs, Running with Scissors, now a Major Motion Picture!
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules, there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer, and Valium was eaten like Pez. And when things got dull, there was always the vintage electroshock therapy machine under the stairs....
Detalles
| Formato | Tapa suave |
| Número de Páginas | 336 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | Picador USA |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2003-06-01 |
| Dimensiones | 8.28" x 5.62" x 0.85" pulgadas |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | No |
| Temas | Siglo 20 |
Acerca del Autor
Burroughs, Augusten
Augusten Burroughs is the author of Running with Scissors, Dry, Magical Thinking: True Stories, Possible Side Effects, A Wolf at the Table and You Better Not Cry. He is also the author of the novel Sellevision, which has been optioned for film. The film version of Running with Scissors, directed by Ryan Murphy and produced by Brad Pitt, was released in October 2006 and starred Joseph Cross, Brian Cox, Annette Bening (nominated for a Golden Globe for her role), Alec Baldwin and Evan Rachel Wood. Augusten's writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers around the world including The New York Times and New York Magazine. In 2005 Entertainment Weekly named him one of "The 25 Funniest People in America." He resides in New York City and Western Massachusetts.Garantía & Otros
| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.308 kg |
| SKU: | 9780312422271 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 07/01/25 |
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