Genius
Genius
Genius by Patrick Dennis
Following in the tradition of Auntie Mame, bestselling author Patrick Dennis turns his wicked satirical pen on the insane world of fictional film director Leander Starr. Fleeing the IRS, creditors, and jilted lovers, Starr holes up in a Mexico City apartment—Casa Ximenez—with his faithful valet, Alistair St. Regis. Soon others descend on the villa—Starr's ex-wife, his estranged socialite daughter, a shady Mexican film producer, a tax collector who has chased Starr around the world, and a dim young widow sitting on a fortune in laxative stock. Starr concocts a plan to distract them all: an abbreviated cinematic epic covering the history of Mexico titled Valley of the Vultures, starring them. Will the scheme work?
- Format: Hardcover
- Published: 1963
- Edition: 1st UK Edition
- Pages: 308
Hardcover pre-owned book in good condition, some shelf wear and tear on dust jacket corners/edges, some rubbing and creasing to dust jacket, some chips out of lower dust jacket section ; some discolouration to foredge, tail and head of book due to age ; some wear near front cover hinge ; original book retail sticker on front pastedown ; some dents/bumps to cloth boards. Protective sleeve applied to dust jacket.