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Red Diaper Baby: Three Comic Monologues by Josh Kornbluth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this book while my father was dying. The book is composed of three transcribed monologues from Josh Kornbluth. In the first, “Red Diaper Baby,” he explores his childhood with his communist father; his mother and father, separated, were both Trotskyists, specifically.

In the second, “Haiku Tunnel,” he talks of his stint as a temp in a law firm and his difficulty completing a simple task. This monologue was made into a terrific movie of the same name, starring Kornbluth and directed by his brother. (Kornbluth and Kornbluth.)

The third, “The mathematics of change,” tells of his falling out with the subject of math.

I strongly recommend this book.


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