Arnold Schwarzenegger: a memoir to tell us why he and Maria broke up
When he said, 鈥淚鈥檒l be back,鈥� he meant it.
The man with nine lives 鈥� Arnold Schwarzenegger: five-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia, one-time Mr. World, Austrian bodybuilder, American movie star, Kennedy family man, California governor, and now soon-to-be-divorced movie star/author 鈥� is back again, this time with a book deal.
Simon and Schuster will publish the Arnold鈥檚 memoir, 鈥�Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story,鈥� in October 2012, the publisher announced Thursday.
鈥淣obody has a life story even close to his,鈥� Jonathan Karp, of Simon & Schuster, said. "Truly, Arnold is one of the most fascinating figures of our time.鈥�
According to Schwarzenegger鈥檚 spokesman, Adam Mendelsohn, the former governor has been planning to write the book for at least a year, but waited until he was out of office to explore his options.
鈥淗e has been keeping notes and working on the book for over a year," . "He didn't want to write his autobiography while he was governor."
Of course, Schwarzenegger鈥檚 post-gubernatorial revelations will probably only help boost his forthcoming memoir鈥檚 publicity. As soon as he finished his terms as governor, Schwarzenegger made headlines again when news reports revealed he had fathered a child with a member of the family鈥檚 staff 14 years earlier. The son is almost the same age as Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver鈥檚 son. Ms. Shriver, a journalist, ended their 25-year marriage earlier this year after she learned the news.
The memoir, which the publisher has said, 鈥渨ill not be a tell-all,鈥� will discuss the breakup of Schwarzenegger and Shriver鈥檚 famous marriage, along with Schwarzenegger鈥檚 journey to the US and his rise to fame.
"Considered one of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Schwarzenegger presents a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and ever-entertaining life in and out of the public eye,鈥� Simon and Schuster breathlessly announced in a press release. The former bodybuilder will work with Peter Petre, former executive editor of Fortune and co-author of autobiographies by Alan Greenspan and Norman Schwarzkopf, between shooting scenes for his next film, "The Expendables 2," with Sylvester Stallone.
This isn鈥檛 the first memoir the actor has written. He鈥檚 previously penned a handful of books, including 鈥淭he Education of a Bodybuilder鈥� in 1977, 鈥淎rnold鈥檚 Bodybuilding for Men,鈥� in 1984, 鈥淎rnold,鈥� in 1993, and 鈥淭he New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding,鈥� in 1999.
Husna Haq is a Monitor correspondent.
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