Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 1429901039
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Writing Home by : Alan Bennett
Download or read book Writing Home written by Alan Bennett and published by Picador. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.