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I Was Better Last Night

I Was Better Last Night Hardcover - 2022

by Harvey Fierstein

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New York: Knopf, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition. Hardcover. 382 pp (with index). Personal memoir of actor Harvey Fierstein, known for his roles in "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Fiddler on the Roof", and "Kinky Boots". He describes his experiences as a gay actor on Broadway during the 1970's rights movements, the AIDs crisis of the 1980's, and coming to a reckoning with his disapproving family. His legendary career takes place on the colorful backdrops of Hollywood and the downtown New York City gay scene.
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  • Title I Was Better Last Night
  • Author Harvey Fierstein
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf, New York
  • Date 2022
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # E28265
  • ISBN 9780593320525 / 0593320522
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.29 x 6.3 x 1.5 in (23.60 x 16.00 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Lgbt
  • Library of Congress subjects Actors - United States, Gay actors - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2021018554
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2022, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 01/01/2022, Page 65
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 10/01/2021, Page 23
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/24/2022, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 03/01/2022, Page 0

About the author

HARVEY FIERSTEIN is the Tony Award-winning author of Torch Song Trilogy and La Cage aux Folles. His other theater writings include Kinky Boots, Newsies, Casa Valentina (all Tony-nominated), A Catered Affair (twelve Drama Desk nominations), and Bella Bella, and his theater performances include, Torch Song Trilogy and Hairspray (Tony Awards for both), Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, Gently Down the Stream, and A Catered Affair. His film and television appearances include Mrs. Doubtfire, The Good Wife, and Cheers (Emmy nominated), and he has voiced characters in the film Mulan, and the shows Big Mouth, The Dark Crystal, BoJack Horseman, and many more. He lives in a small fictional town in Connecticut with whatever animals will have him.

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