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Read more Lists with This Book. Gray emerges as the best raconteur, and least likely film star, this side of Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn. Views Read Edit View history. Gray performs a monologue in which he discusses his experiences filming a small Swimming to Cambodia 1st edition in the film The Killing Fields. Mar 14, Shelly rated it did not like it. Open Preview See a Problem? These things are vivid reminders of the gargantuan energy that has gone into Mr. This film's arrival in the wake of Mr. It was a combination of monologue as memoir, all mixed up with improv, stand-up and confessional. That being said this was a singular journey for a singular man at a very specific time in his life and history. He may contrast the Gulf of Thailand with the Hamptons. A master writer, reporter, Swimming to Cambodia 1st edition and playwright. Press Quotes 'Virtuosic. The original running time of the performance was a total of four hours long, and it was presented over two nights. Gray's feature-length monologue brings people, places and things so vibrantly to life that they're very nearly visible on the screen. Nick Hern Books Cookie Policy - you'll see this message only once. Nothing in the book was that mind blowing ok, perhaps the apparent frequency of Thai women castrating unfaithful husbands made me shiverthough perhaps in the late eighties some of his readers may have been made uncomfortable. Related Articles. Jul 13, Steven Pilling rated it it was amazing. Stock Image. Community Swimming to Cambodia 1st edition. Convert currency. James Leverett Afterword. Readers also enjoyed. Famed for a kind of emotional exhibitionism that would put Woody Allen to shame, Gray uses himself as raw material. Swimming to Cambodia 1st edition 20, Kelly rated it it was amazing. Condition: Brand New. Spalding Gray is a sit-down monologist with the soul of a stand-up comedian. Running time: 87 minutes. View on timesmachine. Aug 02, Whitney rated it it was amazing Shelves: i- ownnon-fictionmemoir. Biography Memoir. Swimming to Cambodia

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