About the Author

For many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City, Jean Shepherd was the creator of the popular film A Christmas Story, which is based in part on this book and has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. He died in October 1999 near his home on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Reviews

"Shepherd has a fine eye for absurdity, for the madness and idiocy in all of us."
--Best Sellers