Towards the End of the Morning - Couverture souple

Frayn, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571315879 ISBN 13 : 9780571315871

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 2015

Synopsis

'The funniest book in the English language .' Richard Osman
'It made me laugh so much I fell out of bed.' Sebastian Faulks

Michael Frayn's classic novel is set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great chance of glory at last arrives.

Michael Frayn is the celebrated author of fifteen plays including Noises Off, Copenhagen and Afterlife. His bestselling novels include Headlong, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Spies, which won the Whitbread Best Novel Award and Skios, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

'Still ranks with Evelyn Waugh's Scoop as one of the funniest novels about journalists ever written.' Sunday Times

'A sublimely funny comedy about the ways newspapers try to put lives into words.' Spectator

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, Headlong, Spies and Skios. His seventeen plays range from Noises Off, recently chosen as one of the nation's three favourite plays, to Copenhagen, which won the 1998 Evening Standard Award for Best Play of the Year and the 2000 Tony Award for Best Play. He is married to the writer Claire Tomalin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0571315879
• ISBN 13: 9780571315871
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
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