Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

A Vulture and Interrobang Summer Reading pick “A wicked, beautiful man has written a wicked, beautiful book about his (kind of?) messed up life and it’s…perfect.”  —Patton Oswalt With his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.