Private parts
Private Parts is the autobiography of the US talk radio host Howard Stern , published in 1993 (in Germany 1997 ) . The book was an international success and was number one on the US bestseller lists for weeks.
content
In “Private Parts”, Stern tells - sometimes very self-deprecatingly - about his childhood and youth as well as his professional career as the most popular and best-paid presenter in radio history . In addition, the book reveals insights into what is happening behind the scenes of his various programs and, not least, into his private life; in particular, Stern goes into the close relationship with his wife Alison, who divorced him in 2001.
In some chapters Stern expresses himself in general on social and cultural issues, many chapters essentially represent tirades against prominent personalities from the political and media landscape. Stern's black humor and his uncompromising openness, which does not stop at minorities and barriers to political correctness, is more essential Part of his autobiography - the book was ranked 87th on the American Library Association's List of Most Challenged Books 1990-2000.
filming
In 1997, Howard Stern's life was filmed by director Betty Thomas , using the book as the basis.
literature
- Howard Stern: Private Parts. Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-442-44022-X