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Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and A Landing on the Sun. Headlong was shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize, Whitbread Novel Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. His thirteen plays range from Noises Off to Copenhagen, and he has translated a number of works, mostly from Russian. He is married to the biographer and critic Claire Tomalin.
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· "A sublimely funny comedy about the way newspapers try to put lives into words." --Spectator
· "Towards the End of the Morning certainly keeps you laughing, but the jokes illuminate the characters and their destinies with a clarity that makes you miss a heartbeat after the laughs." --The Times
· "Still ranks with Evelyn Waugh's Scoop as one of the funniest novels about journalists ever written." --Sunday Times
· "The most delightful, sophisticated novel: Michael Frayn is probably England's funniest writer." --New York Times
· "A gem of a comic book. It's a brilliant, fast game of poker with the author holding all the best hands." --Vogue
· "Towards the End of the Morning certainly keeps you laughing, but the jokes illuminate the characters and their destinies with a clarity that makes you miss a heartbeat after the laughs." --The Times
· "Still ranks with Evelyn Waugh's Scoop as one of the funniest novels about journalists ever written." --Sunday Times
· "The most delightful, sophisticated novel: Michael Frayn is probably England's funniest writer." --New York Times
· "A gem of a comic book. It's a brilliant, fast game of poker with the author holding all the best hands." --Vogue
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- PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 014002980X
- ISBN 13 9780140029802
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Good. 1969. A used paperback copy with some mild creasing and browning around the outer edges as common for these penguin editions, but internally fairly well-presented, with a previous owner's inscription but no other major marks or wear. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 110 x 180 mm. 235 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Britain/UK; 1960s; ISBN: 014002980x. ISBN/EAN: 9780140029802. Inventory No: 32497. Seller Inventory # 32497
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