Writing Home - Brossura

Bennett, Alan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312422571 ISBN 13: 9780312422578

Casa editrice: Picador, 2003

Riassunto

A collection of autobiographical works by prominent English writer Alan Bennett is comprised of his occasional journalism, his criticism, and, predominantly, his diaries, which consider such areas as the theater, famous actors, and politics. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Alan Bennett is a renowned playwright and essayist, whose screenplay for The Madness of King George was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also the author of The Clothes They Stood Up In and Writing Home. He lives in London, England

Product Description:

Bringing together the hilarious, revealing, and lucidly intelligent writing of one of England's best known literary figures, "Writing Home" includes the journalism, book and theater reviews, and diaries of Alan Bennett, as well as "The Lady in the Van," his unforgettable account of Miss Shepherd, a London eccentric who lived in a van in Bennett's garden for more than twenty years. This revised and updated edition includes new material from the author, including more recent diaries and his introduction to his Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The Madness of King George." A chronicle of one of the most important literary careers of the twentieth century, Writing Home is a classic history of a life in letters.

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• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312422571
• ISBN 13: 9780312422578
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 688