Really the Blues

Who recommended it

1. 

   Woody Allen American filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1935)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “Woody Allen on The Books that Inspired Him”.

   Woody Allen on The Books that Inspired Him↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 13 Aug 2012 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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