{"product_id":"9780743456449","title":"The Deal : A Novel of Hollywood","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Deal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Lefcourt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWashed-up Hollywood producer Charlie Berns has mailed in his updated obit and is about to suck his Mercedes tailpipe and fade to black when a miracle materializes: his nephew, a wannabe screenwriter from New Jersey, has scripted the life story of Queen Victoria's prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, which Charlie manages to turn into a hot property that reinstates him as a player. But as the deal heats up, a few conceptual changes morph the project into \u003ci\u003eLev Disraeli: Freedom Fighter,\u003c\/i\u003e an action thriller with a black Jewish superstar, a Yugoslavian location, a mad Polish director, and even a real-life kidnapping. Is Charlie Berns being eaten alive by the system? Or is he giving the Hollywood hotshots a run for their money? Peter Lefcourt's hilarious satire proves the old adage that in Hollywood you're never quite as dead as people give you credit for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e You can count the wonderful novels about Hollywood on two hands....\u003ci\u003eThe Deal\u003c\/i\u003e is one of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e The Deal is an offer you should not refuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest Coast Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e Lefcourt writes with panache and laugh-aloud humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e A good-natured romp through the dream factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743456449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591319072974,"sku":"9780743456449","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_2f4d7cd0-fdcc-4092-9550-00749a8b80a6.jpg?v=1637751518","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743456449","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}