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Oh, God!: A Novel Kindle Edition

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For a God whom philosophers have proclaimed dead, it’s time for a little PR in this novel from the New York Times–bestselling author of Kramer vs. Kramer.
 “God grants you an interview. Go to 600 Madison Ave., room 3700, Monday, at 11 a.m.” When a struggling writer receives this typed note in the mail one morning, curiosity wins out and he finds himself keeping this mysterious  appointment. Soon he’s in an ordinary conference room with an intercom on the floor, furiously scribbling shorthand notes as he interviews God, a deity who badly wants to improve His public profile. Sometimes God speaks through the intercom, other times He communicates as a hot dog vendor on the corner. But however God appears, He’s giving this anointed journalist the story of a lifetime—and all he has to do is sell the story to the public. Adapted as the classic film starring George Burns,
Oh, God! is a warm and witty satire about life, the Lord, the media, and the need for some good publicity. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Avery Corman, including rare images from the author’s personal collection.

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“Very funny . . . there is a moral nestling amid the satire, all the more effective because it is so airily presented.” —The New York Times

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Avery Corman (b. 1935) is an American author best known for his novels Kramer vs. Kramer and Oh, God!, which inspired classic feature films. Born and raised in the Bronx, Corman worked as a freelance writer for most of his early career before his first novel was published in 1971. Corman has written powerfully of family relations, divorce, and midlife crisis. 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B1MSHNI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (February 5, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 5, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5304 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 164 pages
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Avery Corman
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Avery Corman is a Bronx-born author (1935) whose memoir of his growing up years in the Bronx of the 1940s and 1950s, My Old Neighborhood Remembered, was published by Barricade Books. He is the author of the novels, Kramer vs. Kramer (the basis for the Academy Award-winning Best Picture), Oh, God! (the basis for the hit movie comedy starring George Burns), The Bust-Out King, The Old Neighborhood, 50, Prized Possessions, The Big Hype, A Perfect Divorce, The Boyfriend from Hell. He has served on the board of directors of New York's City Parks Foundation since its inception in 1989.

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"...But has lots of laughs and a good story. The copy I received from this seller was excellent! Clean, no tears, very nice for the price." Read more

"Far superior to the John Denver film, much as I adore George Burns...." Read more

"...34;Empathy." From there the dialogue gets so funny that, even though I was sitting alone in an office reading it, I was laughing out loud...." Read more

"...Tell you what. Because of my fascination with the author’s style and humor, I am now reading Kramer versus Kramer." Read more

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"...character from a writer to a supermarket manager the storyline are virtually identical, huge chunks of dialogue taken verbatim from the page...." Read more

"...The story is tantalizing. What if God did exist? What if God cared? Wouldn't that be wonderful? My th a inks to the author." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024
    Book is lots of fun (just some caution some unexpected bad language in the later chapters. But has lots of laughs and a good story. The copy I received from this seller was excellent! Clean, no tears, very nice for the price.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013
    Far superior to the John Denver film, much as I adore George Burns. I got this from the library as a youth and have never laid hands on my own copy until Amazon came into my life. You folks excel at this!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2014
    First, and this is most important, this book in no way resembles the movie. It was yet another case of Hollywood butchering a great story. The protagonist isn't a WASPy grocery clerk but, rather, a Jewish part-time journalist who hadn't had a good gig since he had interviewed the Rolling Stones during their first tour of the US. Remember this book was written in 1971. One day he gets a letter ... with no return address. The letter tells him that God grants him an interview at a certain address on a certain floor on a certain day and time. The time is in one hour. The agent right away feel that this letter must be a fraud. It has a typo in the address. A letter from God would never have a typo. But curiosity and the lack of anything better to do leads him to the address listed. He enters the elevator and pushes the button for the floor and goes to the indicated office. When he opens the door there is nothing there but a chair and an intercom sitting on the floor. Then a voice comes over the intercom and he knows it's His voice. It wasn't a booming or spectacular voice. In fact, it was just a voice -- a little weary, a little whiny that sounded a little like his Jewish unclee. And Gods first words were: "Listen, I liked the piece you did on the Rolling Stones." "Why do you sound like my uncle," our journalist asks. God's reply? "Empathy." From there the dialogue gets so funny that, even though I was sitting alone in an office reading it, I was laughing out loud. I even had to run down the hall and find someone to share parts of it with, particularly the first part where they start talking. It seemed that God needed a press agent because people had stopped believing in him. And the laughter goes on from there. I have read this book over a half dozen times and it still makes me laugh every time. Can't recommend it enough.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2019
    It is even mor hilarious than the firm version. I love it. I have already recommended to a couple of my friends. This novel takes on the close minded religious establishment and questions some of its assumptions. It would be nice seeing God like George Burns of the film version. I predict that with increasing clean such as this directed religion, it might lose its potency as the opiate of the people. Tell you what. Because of my fascination with the author’s style and humor, I am now reading Kramer versus Kramer.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019
    Other reviews have noted the similarities between the novel and the film. Being a huge fan of the film and now just finished the novel I have to say that the former is the best representation of the story. Apart from altering the novel's nameless character from a writer to a supermarket manager the storyline are virtually identical, huge chunks of dialogue taken verbatim from the page. But its literary qualities are lacking and could have asked some harder questions and still retain its comedic overtone. It is a fun and fast read. I just wish there was a little more substance.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2016
    On the surface, it was humorous and I did laugh out loud several times. It obviously was a story that was meant to be taken on a deeper level. Man's relationship with God is so complex that I feel silly writing about it. Theologians spend lifetimes contemplating it and I am going to sum it up in a few sentences? Absurd! Read the book. It is short and then take a longer time to figure out what you think about it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2016
    I enjoyed reading reading the book and comparing it to the movie version. I like the movie better than book mostly because the appearance of God in a courtroom to defend his messenger was admirable and fun. The story is tantalizing. What if God did exist? What if God cared? Wouldn't that be wonderful? My th a inks to the author.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
    I thought that the writing for the movie was actually much better but this was an interesting compare & contrast kind of thing. Larry Gelbart was clearly at his game when he wrote the screenplay - and John Denver/George Burns both own their characters in a way only sketched in the book. Not a bad read but not a re-read either.

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