Dirk Bogarde: The authorised biography - Rilegato

Coldstream, John

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ISBN 10: 0297607308 ISBN 13: 9780297607304

Casa editrice: Orion, 2004

Riassunto

As an actor Dirk Bogarde was a Rank contract artist and matinée idol (films such as Doctor in the House) who became a giant of the intellectual cinema, working with directors such as Joseph Losey (The Servant, Accident), Lucino Visconti (The Damned, Death in Venice) and Alain Resnais (Providence).

Fiercely protective of his privacy, and that of his partner of 40 years, he left England in the 1960s to live on the Continent, where he carved a second career for himself as a bestselling autobiographer beginning with A Postillion Struck by Lightning (1977) and as a successful novelist. In all he had 15 books to his credit, including A Particular Friendship (1989), which showed him as a copious and brilliant writer of letters.

Although Bogarde and his partner destroyed many of his papers, his family has made available his personal archive to John Coldstream, former Literary Editor of the Daily Telegraph, who knew him well in his last years and edited his final book, For the Time Being (1998). Coldstream has also made many discoveries all over the world following diligent research.

The biography will be published to coincide with the fifth anniversary of Bogarde¹s death.

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Recensione:

Biographies only tend to be definitive until the next one comes along, but there's no danger of Coldstream's erudite, moving analysis ever being superseded. (Christopher Fowler THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY)

This stupendous biography. Its masterful justification of his many sides make it possible for us still to learn from him in death. (John de Falbe THE DAILY TELEGRAPH)

this extremely interesting life of a determined stage actor, reluctant film star, gay icon and wicked charmer has been beautifully documented, with fairness, enthusiasm and quite exceptional diligence. (Michael Coveney THE GUARDIAN)

a monumental piece of work.....fascinating throughout its more than 600 extremely well-written pages. (Charles Osborne THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)

I have seldom read a biopgraphy as intelligent, urbane and judicious as this.... Definitive and magnificent. (Roger Lewis SUNDAY EXPRESS)

this meticulous biography. (Christie Hickman THE NEW STATESMAN)

Coldstream is the most generous of biographers... Coldstream's biography will tell you all you want to know...... about this very interesting actor and very tricky human being. (Craig Brown THE MAIL ON SUNDAY)

'a scrupulous and sober portrait of a deeply troubled man.' (Michael Arditti THE INDEPENDENT)

his compendious and well-written biography.......his research on his life is exhaustive. (George Perry THE SUNDAY TIMES)

With this superb biography John Coldstream has pulled off a remarkable feat (Keith Baxter THE SPECTATOR)

Descrizione del libro:

Official biography of the charismatic actor and bestselling author.

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• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0297607308
• ISBN 13: 9780297607304
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 640