Evening in Byzantium

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480408128

<DIV><b>One of Irwin Shaw&rsquo;s most unforgettable heroes battles to resurrect his declining career against a tough cast of women, whiskey, and old memories </b></div><DIV><BR>Jesse Crain was made for Cannes. A middle-aged filmmaker who dazzled audiences during Hollywood&rsquo;s Golden Age, Crain is talented, worldly, ambitious, and he knows how to play the game. As the Riviera sparkles in the spring of 1970, Crain juggles industry players while charming a persistent young journalist and fending off groupies. Beneath his polished exterior, though, Crain&rsquo;s life is coming apart at the seams. His last two films flopped, and for several years he&rsquo;s been adrift. Now&#160;desperate to reignite his career, a hit at any price feels like his only salvation.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV><i>Evening in Byzantium</i> is a masterwork that brilliantly documents a man&rsquo;s precipitous slide&mdash;along with that of his industry&mdash;from independence toward cynical mediocrity. It is a timeless story of a determined character grappling with the nature of success and power.<BR><BR><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s estate.</div></div>