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A funny and evocative coming-of-age memoir by Robert Klein, the beloved and award-winning comedian who has entertained people for more than four decades. Most widely known for his unique make of observational humor - seen on Broadway, in film, and on tv - Klein details his life from age range nine to 25 as seen "through the gauze of your energy". Klein's theme area of remembrances alternates dark occasions with sunlit humor. Teenage frustrations prompted a visit to a Harlem prostitute, which packed Klein with "shame and triumph and guilt". He experienced specific and institutional anti-Semitism at Alfred University yet led the frat-house fun, moving on to the Yale Institution of Crisis, Chicago's Second City, NY theater, and a number of romances. Along the way Klein got successes and failures, both during intercourse and onstage. Probing not only his own psyche but also the development of intimate mores during the 1950s and '60s, he unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes, writing with wry wit and integrity.
