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The childhood memoir of one of Britain’s best-loved writers.
In this delightful collection of reminiscences Alan Bennett recalls his early years in a sequence of tales that are funny, touching and written in his unique style. These beautifully rendered snapshots, which include poignant portraits of his parents, confirm Bennett at the forefront of contemporary writing. Presented here as a new edition, Telling Tales will delight Bennett fans and enchant a new generation of readers.
In this delightful collection of reminiscences Alan Bennett recalls his early years in a sequence of tales that are funny, touching and written in his unique style. These beautifully rendered snapshots, which include poignant portraits of his parents, confirm Bennett at the forefront of contemporary writing. Presented here as a new edition, Telling Tales will delight Bennett fans and enchant a new generation of readers.
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Alan Bennett is one of Britain's best-loved and most highly acclaimed writers. He has written widely for radio, television and theatre. His latest play, The History Boys, won several awards, including Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It also won six Tony Awards, including Best Play, following an extremely successful transfer to Broadway. In 2006 Bennett was named Author of the Year at the British Book Awards for Untold Stories, his recent collection of memoirs and diaries.
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"Beautiful, sherbert-lemon portraits... Will make everybody laugh." * Guardian * "Fragments of Bennett's own childhood recalled with his inimitable interested, desperate, amused wisdom. Bennett manages to say more about human frailties and family realities than any number of official commissions and national institutes." * Independent * "An owlishly witty, discursive treat" * Financial Times * "This delightful collection is full of the humour, warmth and poignancy that characterises his work... As with all of Bennett's work Telling Tales is one of life's pleasures." -- Robert Colbeck * Yorkshire Evening Post *
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- PublisherBBC Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1846072603
- ISBN 13 9781846072604
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages144
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