First to Leave the Party

By Salah Bachir, Jami Bernard

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs

First to Leave the Party is a 2023 memoir by Salah Bachir, written with Jami Bernard. Bachir is a Lebanese-born Canadian film-industry executive, philanthropist and art collector. The book is built from 54 short portraits of people he has known, including Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Marlon Brando, Muhammad Ali and Margaret Atwood. Through these encounters he also reflects on his life as a gay Arab man, his career, and his work for social causes.

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