Keeping On Keeping On - Rilegato

Bennett, Alan

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1781256497 ISBN 13: 9781781256497

Casa editrice: Profile, 2016

Riassunto

'I seem to have banged on this year rather more than usual. I make no apology for that, nor am I nervous that it will it make a jot of difference. I shall still be thought to be kindly, cosy and essentially harmless. I am in the pigeon-hole marked 'no threat' and did I stab Judi Dench with a pitchfork I should still be a teddy bear.' Alan Bennett's third collection of prose Keeping On Keeping On follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stories, each published ten years apart. This latest collection contains Bennett's peerless diaries 2005 to 2015, reflecting on a decade that saw four premieres at the National Theatre (The Habit of Art, People, Hymn and Cocktail Sticks), a West End double-bill transfer, and the films of The History Boys and The Lady in the Van. There's a provocative sermon on private education given before the University at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, and 'Baffled at a Bookcase' offers a passionate defence of the public library. The book includes Denmark Hill, a darkly comic radio play set in suburban south London, as well as Bennett's reflections on a quarter of a century's collaboration with Nicholas Hytner. This is an engaging, humane, sharp, funny and unforgettable record of life according to the inimitable Alan Bennett.

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Recensione:

Cleverer and funnier than any one person has a right to be ... inexhaustibly fascinating; Bennett has an eager, enquiring mind and a sharp way with words that can break your ideas open. (Sunday Times)

Is able to make the world dance with a single word ... On every page there is a phrase to make you smile, poetry disguised as comedy. (Craig Brown Mail on Sunday)

Few diarists could offer such a consistently funny and touching authorial voice as Bennett. Long may he keep on keeping on. (Ben Lawrence Daily Telegraph 2016-11-10)

Wry and eloquent ... screamingly funny... his sentences are always beautiful. (Miranda Sawyer Observer 2016-10-02)

There is no other writer, certainly none from any other era or nation, quite like Alan Bennett, and having this much more of his work is an uncovenanted blessing. (David Sexton Evening Standard)

It is not only Bennett's claws that are sharp. So are his eyes ... confirms his reputation as one of the sharpest and funniest writers in the English language. (Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Spectator)

There is not a dull or uninteresting page here ... teddy bear he may be but he has a tiger's teeth. (The Herald)

An endlessly rewarding read by a man for all seasons and one who occupies a unique place in our culture and affections. (Liz Thomson The Arts Desk)

A fascinating exercise in modern history ... a superb collection, written from the unique perspective of an octogenarian at the top of his stylistic game, with a keen eye towards the past we have lost and the future we may yet inhabit. (Daily Express)

This latest anthology of diaries and essays is a beautiful, humane and honest collection of reflections. (Rachel Reeves)

Descrizione del libro:

A new collection of Alan Bennett's diaries and more

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• Editore: Profile
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1781256497
• ISBN 13: 9781781256497
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 544