The Quotations of Chauncey Gardiner

Book Description

Los Angeles: United Artists, 1980. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, Jerzy Kosinski, to fellow writer Wayne Warga and his wife. Inscribed: “For Carol and Wayne, with much thought, Jerzy, Feb. 1980.” 24 pages. Paperbound. Fine. Written by Kosinski at the time of the release of the film adaptation of his novel, Being There, starring Peter Sellers as Chauncey Gardiner, and sent out to a small group of film reviewers and motion picture industry figures. The piece starts with a mockup of the front page of the Washington relating the election of Chauncey Gardiner, then the book is a series of sayings by Chauncey Gardiner and each is illustrated by Arsen Roje with amusing drawings of Peter Sellers in the role. Very scarce. From the library of journalist and novelist Wayne Warga. The youngest editor at Life Magazine at age 25, Warga reported on John F. Kennedy’s race for the Presidency, and went on to cover the Civil Rights movement for the magazine. For many years, Warga was one of the leading writers at the Los Angeles Times where he did in depth articles and features on writers and people in the arts. Later, Warga became a mystery novelist, creating three well-received bibliomysteries: Hardcover, Fatal Impressions, and Singapore Transfer, featuring Los Angeles rare book dealer, Jeffrey Dean.

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