THE LIGHT’S ON AT SIGNPOST - Couverture souple

MacDonald, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007136471 ISBN 13 : 9780007136476

Editeur : William The 4th, 2003

Synopsis

From the author of the ever-popular Flashman novels, a collection of film-world reminiscences and trenchant thoughts on Cool Britannia, New Labour and other abominations.

In between writing Flashman novels, George MacDonald Fraser spent thirty years as an "incurably star struck" screenwriter, working with the likes of Steve McQueen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cubby Broccoli, Burt Lancaster, Federico Fellini and Oliver Reed. Now he shares his recollections of those encounters, providing a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes.

Far from starry-eyed where Tony Blair & Co are concerned, he looks back also to the Britain of his youth and castigates those responsible for its decline to "a Third World country … misruled by a typical Third World government, corrupt, incompetent and undemocratic".

Controversial, witty and revealing – or "curmudgeonly", "reactionary", "undiluted spleen", according to the critics – The Light's on at Signpost has struck a chord with a great section of the public. Perhaps, as one reader suggests, it should be "hidden beneath the floorboards, before the Politically-Correct Thought Police come hammering at the door, demanding to confiscate any copies".

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The author of the famous ‘Flashman Papers’ and the ‘Private McAuslan’ stories, George MacDonald Fraser has worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada. In addition to his novels he has also written numeous films, most notably ‘The Three Musketeers’, ‘The Four Musketeers’, and the James Bond film, ‘Octopussy’. George Macdonald Fraser died in January 2008 at the age of 82.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In between writing Flashman novels, George MacDonald Fraser spent thirty years as an 'incurably star-struck' screenwriter, working with the liked of Steve McQueen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cubby Broccoli, Burt Lancaster, Frederico Fellini and Oliver Reed. Now he shares his recollections of those encounters, providing a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes.

Far from starry-eyed where Tony Blair &Co are concerned, he looks back also to the Britain of his youth and castigates those responsible for its decline to 'a Third World Country…misruled by a typical Third World government, corrupt, incompetent and undemocratic'.

Controversial, witty and revealing – or 'curmudgeonly', 'reactionary', 'undiluted spleen', according to the critics – 'The Light's on at Signpost' has struck a chord with a great section of the public. Perhaps, as one reader suggests, it should be 'hidden beneath the floorboards, before the Politically Correct Thought Police come hammering at the door, demanding to confiscate any copies'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William The 4th
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0007136471
• ISBN 13: 9780007136476
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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