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The unauthorised Anthony Bourdain biography is not just unnecessary – it’s irresponsible

For fans of the food giant, Down and Out in Paradise is an ill-informed and reckless attempt to get to the bottom of a tragedy that can never be explained

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Bourdain biography reveals a man spiraling and ‘addicted to being busy’

The impressionistic portrait that emerges is of a complex man who combined swagger and spiky cool with deep insecurity, neediness and image-consciousness.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bourdain & the "unauthorized" biography

There exists no such thing as "authorized" or "unauthorized" biography, and such labels are misleading

Salon

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Down and Out in Paradise review – a disservice to Anthony Bourdain

An engrossing but tasteless portrait of the Parts Unknown host lets his death overshadow a complex and varied life

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Bourdain and the farce of the 'unauthorized' biography

“The agents of reticence,” wrote the English poet Ian Hamilton in “Keepers of the Flame,” “have no truck with the agents of disclosure.”

The Conversation

Anthony Bourdain biography is a profile of a man spiraling

Biographers try as best they can to walk in the shoes of their subjects

The Independent UK

Has the media finally gone too far writing about Anthony Bourdain’s death?

Legions of fans adored the travel and food personality in life, but a new book raises complicated questions about how the culture should treat Anthony Bourdain after death, Josh Marcus writes

The Independent UK

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What’s so controversial about the new Anthony Bourdain book? Plenty, it turns out

A new biography about the late chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, who took his own life while filming CNN’s “Parts Unknown” in 2018, has been raising hackles well in advance of its Oct. 11 publication date — especially among those who knew Bourdain best.

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: 'Blonde' and the new Anthony Bourdain book are suicide whodunits in which the answer is obvious

Our cultural hypocrisy toward mental illness and addiction, not to mention fame and fortune, is never more evident than when some poor famous soul dies by suicide. "Why?" we ask. "Why would a person who seemed to have it all end their own life?" And then someone writes a book…

Los Angeles Times

‘I am lonely’: controversial book reveals Anthony Bourdain’s final days

Family and friends are upset by new biography divulging Bourdain’s moods – and texts – in the lead-up to his death

The Guardian - US

Author responds to family's unrest over controversial new Anthony Bourdain book

Author Charles Leerhsen has responded to criticism from the family of celebrated chef, writer and world traveler Anthony Bourdain condemning his unauthorized biography of the "No Reservations" star that includes some of the last text messages Bourdain sent before dying by suicide in 2018.

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