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Monster in a Box by Gray, Spalding

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A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0679737391
Book Title
Monster in a Box
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
1992
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.2 in
Author
Spalding Gray
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Literary, Science Fiction / General
Item Weight
4.6 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
96 Pages

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For some time now, writer-actor-performance artist Spalding Gray has been carrying around with him a monster: a manuscript of a novel called Impossible Vacation, a book that at last sighting weighed in at about 1,800 pages. Monster in a Box is a guided tour between the stations of his writing block, which include a field trip to Nicaragua, a disastrous guest appearance at the Moscow film festival, and a stint in Los Angeles hunting down the fabled few who have never written a screenplay. Hilarious and poignant, Monster in a Box is further proof that Gray has not only captured the dangerous spirit of our age but swallowed it whole.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679737391
ISBN-13
9780679737391
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1012763

Product Key Features

Book Title
Monster in a Box
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Topic
Literary, Science Fiction / General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Spalding Gray
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
4.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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Trade
Reviews
"Gray fishes up so much of the glory and chaos of our times....Talking about himself -- with candor, humor, imagination -- he ends up talking about all of us." -- Washington Post "Gray's deepest, most self-questioning piece...wildly, unpredictably witty, wide-ranging and quirky, but also sneakily profound. -- Newsday "Spalding Gray may be the nation's outstanding storyteller. He has never been better." -- Los Angeles Times "[Gray is] the perfect raconteur for our times." -- New York Magazine
Dewey Decimal
813
Lc Classification Number
Ps3557.R333m66 1992

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  • by YloLudL4T2W@Deleted
    13 May, 2008

    Monster in a box

    The very wonderful spalding Gray! Damn him for dying....anyway this is a very funny account of writing his nagging novel "Impossible Vacation", which was absolutely becoming A Monster in a box! I really fell for his work as an actor, but when I saw the film version of Monster in a Box...well he was funny and charismatic, he could drawn you in. I was truely saddened when I heard of his death. This book is funny with sad under tones, or maybe the reverse is more so. Read it.

  • by hqgNo-8sTuq@Deleted
    11 Feb, 2008

    Monster in a Box-book

    I have always enjoyed books, moivies, and monologues with/ by Spalding Gray. I miss him, terribly.He was excellent in "True Stories", with David Bryne. He had so much talent, in many ways. It was heartbreaking to hear of his passing.

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