The reader is holding Woody Allen's long-awaited memoir, in which one of the most defining film personalities of our time recalls his stormy life with unparalleled detail, undisguised honesty and, of course, his usual humor.

We can learn about the famous director's childhood in Brooklyn and his first works as a comedian, and we can get a glimpse of the heroic age of television, when he was able to work with the greatest of the genre as a copywriter. After initial difficulties and a period as a stand-up performer, Allen committed himself to film for life, where he then accumulated success after success. The reader receives a lively and exciting account of the making of the first comedies (including Take the Money and Run!), followed by the best and most difficult moments of an amazingly prolific career spanning more than sixty years. The great classics are discussed, including Annie Hall, Manhattan, Hannah and her sisters, up to works of recent decades. And of course, marriages, loves, famous friends, jazz, books and plays cannot be left out either. From the countless anecdotes recalled, much is revealed about the master's fears and mistakes, but looking through his memories, the author also mentions those he loved, worked with, and learned from.

In this endlessly entertaining, astonishingly honest, rich and witty memoir of a living classic in film history, the reader will find everything they wanted to know about Woody Allen - but never dared to ask...