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Being There
Being There | Jerzy Kosinski
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A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly "a man without qualities," Chance's straightforward responses to popular concerns are heralded as visionary. But though everyone is quoting him, no one is sure what he's really saying. And filling in the blanks in his background proves impossible. Being There is a brilliantly satiric look at the unreality of American media culture that is, if anything, more trenchant now than ever.
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ARTDJG
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🌱 I've loved the adapted film for years ... Chauncey for President 📺

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bthegood
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A classic - themes of politicians hearing/seeing what they want and the media making people famous for nothing - the power of soundbites -

Another book finished that was not on my list of goals for #AwesomeAugust @Andrew65 - my husband saw it at the library and since we loved the movie he thought we ought to check out the book - good call!

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
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bthegood
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1. a book I read more recently - The Midnight Library
2. I was looking forward to News of the World being made into a movie - it was my favorite read from last year - it is a movie, but I have not seen it yet -

Thx for the tag @TheSpineView
#Two4Tuesday

Want to play @JoeMo?

Make a great day everyone -

TheSpineView You're welcome and Thanks for playing! 3y
CoffeeAndABook News Of The World is such a great movie!!! And I didn‘t even know it was an adaptation 🥴 3y
bthegood @CoffeeAndABook I don\'t know how many times I have said “I didn\'t know that was a book“ 😂 (edited) 3y
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Tomigirl44
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I don‘t know where or how I came across this book. I think it captured my attention because it had been sold by a college bookstore so I figured it was worth reading. And I didn‘t want to re-home it until I‘d read it. I thought it was bizarre, unrealistic, although some ideas or premises were intriguing. I‘m glad it wasn‘t a longer book or I would have abandoned it. #readathon

Bookwomble I've not read the book, but it was adapted into a very good film starring Peter Sellars as Chance. 6y
Tomigirl44 @Bookwomble I like Peter Sellers - I‘ll look for the film and see if I like it any better than the book - thanks for the recommendation 👍 6y
Bookwomble You're welcome 😊 6y
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mrsh62010
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"All that mattered was moving in his own time, like the growing plants."

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CherylDeFranceschi
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While this book about Chance the gardener is all scathing satire, the fact remains that he himself is all innocence. Day 22 #augustofpages #bookphotochallenge #innocence

OSChamberlain I love Jerzy. The Painted Bird is one of my all time favorites. 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @OSChamberlain I agree. I like be Jerzy's writing. And The Painted Bird is one of my favorites, too. 8y
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