P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters - Couverture rigide

Wodehouse, P. G.

 
9780393088991: P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters
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ISBN 10 : 0393088995 ISBN 13 : 9780393088991
Editeur : W W Norton & Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

P. G. Wodehouse wrote some of the greatest comic masterpieces of all time. So, naturally, we find the same humor and wit in his letters. He offers hilarious accounts of living in England and France, the effects of prohibition, and how to deal with publishers. He even recounts cricket matches played while in a Nazi internment camp (Wodehouse wanted to show the stiff upper lip of the British in the toughest situations). Over the years, Wodehouse corresponded with relatives, friends, and some of the greatest figures of the twentieth century: Agatha Christie, Ira Gershwin, Evelyn Waugh, George Orwell, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letters are arranged chronologically with intersecting sections of biography written by Sophie Ratcliffe. This is the only book you will need to understand the man behind the characters.

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Reseña del editor

P. G. Wodehouse wrote some of the greatest comic masterpieces of all time. So, naturally, we find the same humor and wit in his letters. He offers hilarious accounts of living in England and France, the effects of prohibition, and how to deal with publishers. He even recounts cricket matches played while in a Nazi internment camp (Wodehouse wanted to show the stiff upper lip of the British in the toughest situations). Over the years, Wodehouse corresponded with relatives, friends, and some of the greatest figures of the twentieth century: Agatha Christie, Ira Gershwin, Evelyn Waugh, George Orwell, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letters are arranged chronologically with intersecting sections of biography written by Sophie Ratcliffe. This is the only book you will need to understand the man behind the characters.

Críticas

These letters throw off sparks of [Wodehouse s] sui generis brilliance at almost every line, while at the same time providing a rare glimpse of the gentle, self-deprecating soul behind the books. One of my favorite letter collections in years. --Donna Tartt

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Éditeur
W W Norton & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393088995
ISBN 13 
9780393088991
Reliure
Tapa dura
Nombre de pages
602
Éditeur
Ratcliffe Sophie
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780099514794: P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0099514796 ISBN 13 :  9780099514794
Editeur : Arrow, 2013
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