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Alan Clark: A Life in his Own Words

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Alan Clark: A Life in his Own Words
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alan Clark
Edited by Ion Trewin
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:784
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 130
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9780753826737
ClassificationsDewey:941.085092
Audience
General
Illustrations 8

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication Date 2 September 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'From the moment the first scabrous and brilliant volume was published, people wanted more. Now they have it and they will not be disappointed...' 'These diaries are not wonderful simply because they show a politician unafraid to say what he thinks, and refusing to suck up to those whom he represents. They are great because they show all sides of a man who was, within his complex personality, arrogant, sensitive, loyal, unfaithful, patriotic, selfish, selfless, and - at all times - completely Technicolour.' - Simon Heffner, Daily Mail.

Author Biography

Alan Clark, educated at Eton and Oxford, read for the Bar but did not practise. Tory MP for Plymouth Sutton 1972-1992; Kensington and Chelsea, 1997-99. Various junior ministerial appointments in the Margaret Thatcher and John Major governments of the 1980s. Best-known for his Diaries (three vols) which The Times placed in the Samuel Pepys class. They were filmed by teh BBC with John Hurt as Clark and Jenny Agutter as Jane Clark. Alan Clark died in 1999. Ion Trewin is a London publisher. Originally a journalist, he was Literary Editor of The Times 1972-79. He was Alan Clark's editor and publisher for the original 'Diaries' and following his death edited two further volumes of the celebrated diaries. Married with a son and daughter, he has since 2006 been literary director of the Man Booker prizes. He was chairman of the Cheltenham Literature Festival 1996-2007.

Reviews

written with fearlessly indiscreet honesty -- Harry Ritchie * DAILY MAIL * A rollicking good read about a rogering rogue. * SUNDAY MERCURY * Deserving of the most fulsome praise, this is a must-read for anyone who has not been touched by his charm. * CATHOLIC HERALD *