P. G. Wodehouse: A Biography - Couverture souple

Donaldson, Frances

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853754242 ISBN 13 : 9781853754241

Editeur : Prion Books Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Who has not come to know and love Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth, Ukridge and Psmith and the chorus of Wooster aunts? Their creator, Sir Pelham Greville Wodehouse, with nearly 100 tomes to his name, is one of the best-loved and famous writers of comedy in the English language. But what of the man himself? Donaldson's biography, the first to have the complete cooperation of the Wodehouse estate, paints an in-depth and affectionate picture of the man known to his friends as "Plum". It covers his life from school at Dulwich; life in the City; early years writing for magazines; his love affair with Broadway and Hollywood; his time as a prisoner of war and his wartime broadcast from Berlin that had him branded a traitor for many years; and his final years in America.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Are there any characters in literature more famous than Jeeves and Wooster? Along with Lord Emsworth, Ukridge, Psmith, Mr Mulliner, a host of Drones and a chorus of Aunts, they featured in nearly 100 tomes, which taken together, make their creator, Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, the best loved and most famous writer of comedy in the English language. But what of the man himself? Donaldson, who first met Wodehouse in 1921, was given unique access to his most important private papers and her definitive biography paints an in-depth and affectionate picture of the man known to his friends as "Plum". It covers his life from blissful school days at Dulwich, life in the City, early years writing for magazines to his love affair with Broadway and Hollywood, his time as a prisoner of war, his wartime broadcast from Berlin that had him wrongly branded a traitor for many years, and his final years in America.

Revue de presse

Donaldson and Wodehouse go together like Boswell and Johnson, Emsworth and the Empress, and Jeeves and Wooster. --Stephen Fry.

The definitive, beautifully composed, affectionate but absolutely judicious biography --Los Angeles Times

With considerable narrative skill, she makes it rewarding to read about, as well as to read, Wodehouse --Woodrow Wyatt, Sunday Times

The definitive, beautifully composed, affectionate but absolutely judicious biography --Los Angeles Times

With considerable narrative skill, she makes it rewarding to read about, as well as to read, Wodehouse --Woodrow Wyatt, Sunday Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prion Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853754242
• ISBN 13: 9781853754241
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 420
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible