We a good story
Quick delivery in the UK

Big Bossman

About Big Bossman

Brothers Ray and Billy desperately need their new job with the local crime boss. They've got a drunken, aging father and an overworked sister. This is their shot for something better for their family. But then Billy impulsively brings home a Russian prostitute. And the Big Bossman comes looking for her. "A cross between David Mamet and the Marx Brothers ... Ullian's comedy flirts with all kinds of allegorical possibilities ... a suitably flaky style, an oddball naturalism that plays against the absurdities in the dialogue ... bland spoofery, improbable dialogue laced with specific detail and monologues like verbal jazz riffs ... Ullian has a distinctive voice." -Marianne Evett, The Cleveland Plain Dealer About the plays of Peter Ullian: "Singularly satisfying, winning, heart rending, punchy, button-pushing, irresistible. The sense of new blood entering the mainstream achieves the palpably energizing force of a transfusion." -New York Times "Quirky, crackling prose." -The Village Voice "Without apology. Taut, absorbing. Great style and crisp wit." -Variety "Courageous, intensely empathetic characters ... very poignant ... and truthful." -The Chicago Tribune

Show more
  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780881455977
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 88
  • Published:
  • June 29, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 216x140x5 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 113 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Big Bossman

Brothers Ray and Billy desperately need their new job with the local crime boss. They've got a drunken, aging father and an overworked sister. This is their shot for something better for their family. But then Billy impulsively brings home a Russian prostitute. And the Big Bossman comes looking for her.
"A cross between David Mamet and the Marx Brothers ... Ullian's comedy flirts with all kinds of allegorical possibilities ... a suitably flaky style, an oddball naturalism that plays against the absurdities in the dialogue ... bland spoofery, improbable dialogue laced with specific detail and monologues like verbal jazz riffs ... Ullian has a distinctive voice." -Marianne Evett, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
About the plays of Peter Ullian:
"Singularly satisfying, winning, heart rending, punchy, button-pushing, irresistible. The sense of new blood entering the mainstream achieves the palpably energizing force of a transfusion." -New York Times
"Quirky, crackling prose." -The Village Voice
"Without apology. Taut, absorbing. Great style and crisp wit." -Variety
"Courageous, intensely empathetic characters ... very poignant ... and truthful." -The Chicago Tribune

User ratings of Big Bossman



Find similar books
The book Big Bossman can be found in the following categories:

Join thousands of book lovers

Sign up to our newsletter and receive discounts and inspiration for your next reading experience.