Joe Eszterhas had everything Hollywood could offer. A combination of
insider and rebel, he saw and participated in the fights, the deals, the
backstabbing, and all the sex and drugs. But here, in his candid and
heartwrenching memoir, we see the rest of the story: the inspiring
account of the child of Hungarian immigrants who, against all odds,
grows up to live the American Dream. Hollywood Animal reveals the
trajectory of Eszterhas's life in gripping detail, from his childhood in
a refugee camp, to his battle with a devastating cancer. It shows how a
struggling journalist became the most successful screenwriter of all
time, and how a man who had access to the most beautiful women in
Hollywood ultimately chose to live with the love of his life in a small
town in Ohio. Above all, it is the story of a father and a son, and the
turbulent relationship that was an unending cycle of heartbreak.
Hollywood Animal is an enthralling, provocative memoir: a moving
celebration of the human spirit.