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Writing home

Author: Alan Bennett
Publisher: New York : Picador, [2003]
Edition/Format:  eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Biographies
Biography
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Bennett, Alan, 1934-
Writing home
(OCoLC)52690359
Named Person: Alan Bennett; Alan Bennett
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Alan Bennett
ISBN: 9781429901031 1429901039
OCLC Number: 895865155
Notes: Includes index.
Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 634 pages) : illustrations
Responsibility: Alan Bennett.

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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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