A Child of the CenturyA classic memoir by one of the greatest American screenwriters, Ben Hecht Named to Times list of All Time 100 Nonfiction Books, which deems it the un put downable testament of the eras great multimedia entertainer. A Child of the Century, Ben Hechts autobiographical memoir, was first published in 1954 to great critical acclaim. Hecht offers philosophical meditations on the nature of God and the self as well as keen, firsthand portraits of big city