Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son - Couverture rigide

Mortimer, Roger

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1250038510 ISBN 13 : 9781250038517

Editeur : Thomas Dunne Books, 2013

Synopsis

Dear Lupin "Among the funniest [letters] ever dispatched in the vain hope of steering a black sheep onto something like the straight and narrow." --"The Wall Street Journal "Nostalgic, witty, and original, "Dear Lupin" by Roger Mortimer and Charlie Mortimer tracks the entire correspondence between a father and his only son. When the book begins, Charlie, the son, is studying at Eton, although the studying itself is not a priority, much to his father's chagrin. After Charlie graduates and moves from South America to Africa and eventually back to London, Roger continues to write regularly, offering advice (which is rarely heeded) as well as humorous updates from home ("...

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Nostalgic, witty and filled with characters and situations that people of all ages will recognise, Dear Lupin is the entire correspondence of a Father to his only son, spanning nearly 25 years. Roger Mortimer's sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching, always generous letters to his son are packed with anecdotes and sharp observations, with a unique analogy for each and every scrape Charlie Mortimer got himself into. The trials and tribulations of his youth and early adulthood are received by his father with humour, understanding and a touch of resignation, making them the perfect reminder of when letters were common, but always special. A racing journalist himself, Roger Mortimer wrote for a living, yet still wrote more than 150 letters to his son as he left school, and lived in places such as South America, Africa, Weston-super-Mare and eventually London. These letters form a memoir of their relationship, and an affectionate portrait of a time gone by.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Roger Mortimer's hilarious, touching, and always generous letters to his son, Charlie, are packed with crisp anecdotes and sharp observations. Spanning twenty-five years, their correspondence forms a memoir of their relationship, and an affectionate portrait of a time gone by.

Dear Lupin was adapted for the stage by best-selling author and actor Michael Simkins, revealing many more undocumented stories of the trials and tribulations of Charlie's youth and adulthood.

The play toured the UK in 2015, before a run in the West End at the Apollo Theatre, starring real-life father and son James Fox and Jack Fox.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thomas Dunne Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1250038510
• ISBN 13: 9781250038517
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 187
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible