Pryor Convictions And Other Life Sentences |
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| Author:
| Pryor, Richard |
| As told to:
| Gold, Todd |
| Foreword by:
| Notaro, Tig |
| ISBN: | 978-1-947856-05-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2018 |
| Publisher: | Rare Bird Books
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| Imprint: | Barnacle Book, The |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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Finally back in print, Richard Pryor's 1995 smash hit
Pryor Convictions follows Pryor's life from his upbringing in a brothel in Peoria, Illinois, where he was sexually assaulted by a man in his neighborhood, to his early years as a stand-up comic in New York through fame, fortune, drug addiction and the infamous freebase cocaine incident, seven marriages to five women, and finally a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Still pertinent and as fresh as it was...
More DescriptionFinally back in print, Richard Pryor's 1995 smash hitPryor Convictions follows Pryor's life from his upbringing in a brothel in Peoria, Illinois, where he was sexually assaulted by a man in his neighborhood, to his early years as a stand-up comic in New York through fame, fortune, drug addiction and the infamous freebase cocaine incident, seven marriages to five women, and finally a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
Still pertinent and as fresh as it was when first published, Pryor Convictions, gives a glimpse of the life of the greatest comedian of his generation. With a keen eye and his trademark humor, Richard Pryor delivers an entertaining powerhouse of a memoir that is sure to enthrall the next generation of comedy fans.