Writing Home

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.

Author: Alan Bennett
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 05/02/2003
Pages: 688
Weight: 1.7lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780312422578
Revised Edition