Seven Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - Softcover

Sullivan, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306819694 ISBN 13: 9780306819698

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2011

Synopsis

Journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present in this definitive biography of the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred: George Carlin. Seven Dirty Words is a hilarious and insightful read, documenting the life and art of the legendary comic, provocateur, and social critic who fearlessly questioned the American way of life through the words we use.

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From the Back Cover:

In Seven Dirty Words, journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present, from the singular vantage point of George Carlin, the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred. A critical biography, Seven Dirty Words is an insightful (and, of course, hilarious) examination of Carlin's body of work as it pertained to its cultural times and the man who created it, from his early days as a more-or-less conventional comedian to his stunning transformation into the subversive comedic voice of the emerging counterculture. Sullivan also chronicles Carlin's struggles with censorship and drugs, as well as the full-blown renaissance he experienced in the 1990s, both personally and professionally, when he became an elder statesman to a younger generation of comics who revered him. Seven Dirty Words is nothing less than the definitive biography of an American master who changed the world and also a work of cultural commentary that frames George Carlin's extraordinary legacy.

About the Author:

James Sullivan is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe. He has written for many other publications including the San Francisco Chronicle and Rolling Stone. He lives in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0306819694
• ISBN 13: 9780306819698
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280