Ever, Dirk: The Bogarde Letters - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0297852418 ISBN 13 : 9780297852414

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008

Synopsis

The success of John Coldstream's bestselling biography of Dirk Bogarde demonstrates that the interest in one of Britain's leading actors, memoirists and novelists does not diminish, even though it is a decade since his death. Bogarde was a secretive man, who destroyed many of his own papers and diaries. Fortunately, the recipients of his letters treasured them, enabling John Coldstream to bring together this fascinating collection of hitherto unpublished material. Bogarde wrote to each correspondent according to the nature of the friendship, but invariably he was frank, gossipy, funny and often malicious. The joy of writing, particularly as he grew older and chose to live in France, was never far away. The letters display the qualities familiar to those who knew the private Bogarde: acute observation, laser-like intelligence, impatience with the foolish, compassion for the needy, a relish for the witty metaphor, and a catastrophic disdain for correct spelling and punctuation. Above all, to read his letters is to hear him talk, and no coversation with Dirk Bogarde was dull. Recipients included the film director Joseph Losey, Bogarde's first publisher Norah Smallwood, the film critic Dilys Powell, and the novelist Penelope Mortimer.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John Coldstream worked for the Daily Telegraph for 25 years and was Deputy Literary Editor of the Sunday Telegraph from 1988 to 1991. in 1991 he became Literary editor of the Daily Telegraph. His first biography, DIRK BOGARDE was acclaimed on its publication in 2004

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0297852418
• ISBN 13: 9780297852414
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 536
• Éditeur: Coldstream John
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