Bøger af Colin Higgins

Harold Chasen ist ein Teenager, der allein mit seiner Mutter in einem komfortablen Haus in den USA lebt. Sie sind wohlhabend, aber während seine Mutter viel ausgeht, ist Harolds Leben seltsam leer. Abgesehen von seinen ungewöhnlichen Hobbys, nämlich Schrottplätze zu besuchen, den Abriss von Häusern zu beobachten ... und auf Beerdigungen zu gehen. So lernt er auch Maude kennen - auf einer Beerdigung. Maude, fast 80, hat die Energie und den Lebenshunger von jemandem, der viel jünger ist. Was ist ihr Geheimnis? Und kann ihr Optimismus Harolds Leben mehr Sinn und Richtung geben?

'Harold and Maude' - wer kennt es nicht, das skurrile Paar aus dem gleichnamigen Kultfilm (1971) von Hal Ashby: den jungen, seine Selbstmorde inszenierenden Bud Cort und die fast 80-jährige, höchst vitale, anarchische Ruth Gordon? Die hier gebotene Romanfassung schildert - cool wie der Film - die Probleme des Erwachsenwerdens, die Uneinsichtigkeit der Institutionen und den Kampf des Individuums gegen die Gesellschaft.Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a customized Jaguar hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She liberates trees from city sidewalks and transplants them to the forest, paints smiles on the faces of church statues, and "e;borrows"e; cars to remind their owners that life is fleeting—here today, gone tomorrow! A chance meeting between the two turns into a madcap, whirlwind romance, and Harold learns that life is worth living. Harold and Maude started as Colin Higgins' master's thesis at UCLA Film School, and the script was purchased by Paramount. The film, directed by Hal Ashby, was released in 1971 and it bombed. But soon this quirky, dark comedy began being shown on college campuses and at midnight-movie theaters, and it gained a loyal cult following. This novelization was written by Higgins and published shortly after the film's release but has been out of print for more than 30 years. Even fans who have seen the movie dozens of times will find this companion valuable, as it gives fresh elements to watch for and answers many of the film's unresolved questions.

This is a stage adaptation of the movie about the suicidal 19 year old boy who finally learns how to truly live when he meets that delightfully wacky octogenarian, Maude. Harold is the proverbial poor little rich kid. His alienation has caused him to attempt suicide several times, though these incidents are more cries for attention than actual attempts. His peculiar attachment to Maude, whom he meets at a funeral (a mutual passion) is what saves him and what captivates us. This stage version, a hit in France directed by the internationally renowned Jean Louis Barrault, will certainly delight both aficionados of the film and new comers to the story.

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