Max

By Howard Fast

Book Overview

marvelousy gripping , rewarding novelis the story of the tycoons who created and built the motion picture industry not in hollywood but in newyork city in the turn of the century.reveied as the best... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395325064
• ISBN13: 9780395325063
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Plot...

The story of the tycoons who created and built the motion picture industry...not in Hollywood but in New York City at the turn of the century. But in particular, it is the story of Max Britsky, born in the East Side ghetto of N.Y., penniless...and of his struggle to survive and to conquer the world he had entered. It is also the story of the woman he married, of love and hate and fraud and financial piracy and infighting, of loyalty and betrayal.

Almost too realistic to be novel - Max is so real

Every now and then you get an absolute delight when exploring authors you only knew vaguely, or had not read for a while. Howard Fast's Max is a surprise and a delight. Fast's writing style always keeps the story moving and captures the reader's interest. Max is a masterpiece. whether Max is based on one of the true life pioneers of the movie industry I don't know, but you believe every incident and action. All of the characters are real, and I really loved Max's ingrate mother. This is my book of the year.