Show business
By: Kevin Coyne.
Series: Masks
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 1993
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Performing arts -- Literary collections.; Entertainers -- Literary collections.
Description: Show Business is a collection of stories about the real business of entertainment. Reality is a jungle full of phoney agents, spoilt artistes and corrupt businessmen. Kevin Coyne, a rock musician, painter, writer and actor, portrays an array of hustlers, naifs and people who take themselves far too seriously. Coyne's short stories are a window on a strange way of life. 'Show biz' is tough, and the cynicism and weariness that emerge are hardly surprising.

But there's a touching naivety about these characters who hang on in there despite everything. Kevin Coyne knows show business intimately. His perception of it is insightful and funny.
Notes: "A paperback original"--P. 4 of cover.