The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography - Softcover

Fry, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468301489 ISBN 13: 9781468301489

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2012

Synopsis

But when he arrived at Cambridge he was a convicted thief, an addict, and a failed suicide, convinced that he would be expelled. Instead, university life offered him love and the chance to entertain. He befriended bright young things like Hugh Laurie, now the star of House, and Emma Thompson. This is the hilarious and utterly compelling story of how the Stephen the world knows (or thinks it knows) took his first steps in the worlds of theater, radio, television, and film. Tales of scandal and champagne jostle with insights into hard-earned stardom. The Fry Chronicles is not afraid to confront the chasm that separates public image from private feeling, and it is marvelously rich in trademark wit and verbal brilliance.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Fry is an actor, producer, director, and writer who has starred in numerous TV series including Blackadder, Jeeves & Wooster, and the sketch show A Bit of Fry & Laurie. He is the bestselling author of four novels as well as several works of nonfiction.

Review:

"Funny, poignant... His prose feels like an ideal form of conversation." — –The Washington Post

"Charming ... His compilation of crotchets can be both compelling and cockamamie." — The Wall Street Journal

"Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book." — –The Times (London)

"You'd have to be not just very smart but witty, humorous and inventive to have had the career he has, but still more to encapsulate so much of it, playfully yet seriously, in this book."

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1468301489
• ISBN 13: 9781468301489
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448