Untold Stories
About this book
Alan Bennett's first collection of prose since
Writing Home takes in all his major writings over the last ten years. The title piece is a poignant family memoir with an account of the marriage of his parents, the lives and deaths of his aunts and the uncovering of a long-held family secret. Bennett, as always, is both amusing and poignant, whether he's discussing his modest childhood or his work with the likes of Maggie Smith, Thora Hird and John Gielgud. Also included are his much celebrated diaries for the years 1996 to 2004. At times heartrending and at others extremely funny,
Untold Stories is a matchless and unforgettable anthology.
Since the success of
Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s Alan Bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with his gentle humour and wry observations about life. His many works include
Forty Years On,
The Lady in the Van,
Talking Heads,
A Question of Attribution and
The Madness of King George.
The History Boys opened to great acclaim at the National in 2004, and is winner of the
Evening Standard Award, the South Bank Award and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play.
'Perhaps the best loved of English writers alive today.'
Sunday Telegraph
Untold Stories is published jointly with Profile Books.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Untold Stories
- Written On The Body
- Seeing Stars
- Diaries 1996–2004
- Theatre And Plays
- Radio And TV
- Art, Architecture And Authors
- Ups And Downs
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
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