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The Smoking Diaries
CD-Audio
Main Details
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The Smoking Diaries
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Simon Gray
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:CD-Audio | | Dimensions(mm): Height 125,Width 143 |
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| Category/Genre | Biographies: Literary |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571241408
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.914 |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
17 July 2008 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
When he was sixty-five, the playwright Simon Gray began to keep a diary:not a careful honing of the day's events with a view to posterity but an account of his thoughts as he had them, honestly, turbulently, digressively expressed. One of Britain's most amusing and original writers reflects on a life filled with cigarettes (continuing), alcohol (stopped), several triumphs and many more disasters; a record of shame , adultery, friendship and love. Few diarists have been so frank about themselves, and even few so entertaining
Author Biography
Simon Gray was awarded a CBE in the 2005 New Years Honours List. He is the author of over 30 plays, including Butley (1971), The Common Pursuit and Cell Mates (1995). He has published several volumes of diaries and books about the theatre, including The Smoking Diaries, Enter a Fox and Fat Chance all published by Granta. He lives in London.
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