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Bennett, Alan, 1934-
Bennett, Alan, 1934-
Bennett, Alan, 1934- -- Diaries.
Dramatists, English -- 20th century -- Diaries.
Dramatists, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Keeping on keeping on /
Alan
Bennett
.
by
Bennett
,
Alan
,
1934-
Faber & Faber : Profile Books, 2016.
Call #:
921 B4712k
Subjects
Bennett
,
Alan
,
1934-
Bennett
,
Alan
,
1934-
--
Diaries
.
Dramatists, English
--
20th century
--
Diaries
.
Dramatists, English
--
20th century
--
Biography.
ISBN:
9781781256497 (hc.)
Description:
xiii, 721 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction
--
The
diaries
, 2005-2015
--
Baffled at a bookcase
--
Fair play
--
The history boys, film diary
--
Introductions to: The habit of art, Hymn, Cocktail sticks, People
--
Foreword to The coder special archive
--
Art and Yorkshire
--
Nights at the opera
--
Bruce McFarlane, 1903-1966
--
John Schlesinger, 1926-2003
--
The national Theatre at fifty
--
On Nicholas Hytner
--
Introduction to Denmark Hill and The hand of God
--
Denmark Hill
--
The hand of God.
Summary:
Following in the footsteps of Writing Home and Untold Stories, each published ten years apart, this latest collection contains
Bennett
's peerless
diaries
2005 to 2015, reflecting on a decade that saw four premieres at the National Theatre (The Habit of Art, People, Hymn and Cocktail Sticks), a West End double-bill transfer, and the films of The History Boys and The Lady in the Van. There's a provocative sermon on private education given before the University at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, and 'Baffled at a Bookcase' offers a passionate defence of the public library. The book includes Denmark Hill, a darkly comic radio play set in suburban south London, as well as
Bennett
's reflections on a quarter of a century's collaboration with Nicholas Hytner. This is an engaging, humane, sharp, funny and unforgettable record of life according to the inimitable
Alan
Bennett
.
Genre:
Memoirs.
Radio plays.
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