{"product_id":"character-breakdown-9781784703387","title":"Character Breakdown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Entertaining...revealing, shocking'  BERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sublime' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eActor and director Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities of today's world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZawe Ashton has been acting since she was six. She has played many different roles, from 'cute little girl' to 'assassin with attitude', Oscar Wilde's Salome to St Trinian's schoolgirl by way of Fresh Meat's Vod. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Character Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e, Zawe scrolls through a version of her life. Or is it a version of her art? Or something in between. In it, she encounters glamour, horror, absurdity and questions like: is a life spent more on performance than reality any life at all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Smart, funny, vivid, honest, dark, timely'\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A smart, funny and well-written take-down of modern showbiz' Elizabeth Day, author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Fail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by Bernardine Evaristo as one her 20 books by Black British Womxn Writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very great book\u003cbr\u003eA smart, funny and well-written take-down of modern showbiz -- Elizabeth Day * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eSmart, funny, vivid, honest, dark, timely * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn entertaining and original memoir touching on career, life and identity. It is an enjoyable read, despite the humiliating tales of auditions or filming situations where she is physically assessed, objectified or subject to casual racism. Understandably there is an undertone of rage in her keen observations -- Hannah Beckerman * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharacter Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e embraces darkness while also being a wickedly absurd look at modern show business * Stylist *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741243126103,"sku":"9781784703387","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784703387.jpg?v=1723812367","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/character-breakdown-9781784703387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}