Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak

The Resource Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak
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Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak
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the biography of Bill Leak
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Fred Pawle ; introduction by Barry Humphries
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eng
Summary
How does a young man who learns jazz and classical piano, scours Europe's great art galleries for artistic enlightenment and falls in love with women from all over the world go on to become reviled as a bigot? The answer has less to do with him than it does with his critics. As cartoonist Bill Leak discovered, all it takes is to express an opinion that differs from today's neo-authoritarian narrative. When Leak, late in life, provoked the wrath of politically correct mobs and institutions, he didn't flinch, adhering to what he knew to be the truth and ridiculing his detractors with his brilliant caricatures and savage intellect. These battles were significant and symbolic, but should not define Leak's life and work. Fred Pawle has spent three years researching and interviewing dozens of Leak's friends and colleagues to create this intimate and honest biography. Now, for the first time, here is the whole beautiful but occasionally troubled story behind an extraordinarily gifted Australian artist, cartoonist, writer and raconteur
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
NJB
Dewey number
741.56994
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Target audience
adult

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