The Smoking Diaries: Boxed Set Volumes 1-3

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In the three volumes of The Smoking Diaries, 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, shame, adultery, friendship and love. Few diarists have been as frank about themselves, and even fewer as entertaining. This beautiful boxed set contains paperbacks of The Smoking Diaries - Volume 1, The Smoking Diaries - Volume II: The Year of the Jouncer and The Smoking Diaries - Volume III: The Last Cigarette. With their combination of comedy and serious reflection, of sharp observation and painful self disclosure, Simon Gray's diaries have reinvented the memoir form and are destined to become classics of autobiography.

Simon Gray was awarded a CBE in the 2005 New Year's Honours list in the United Kingdom. He is the author of over 30 plays, including Butley (1971), The Common Pursuit (1984) and Cell Mates (1995). His volumes of memoirs include Enter a Fox and Fat Chance, both published by Granta. He died in 2008.

"* The Smoking Diaries: 'Simon Gray's The Smoking Diaries is one of the funniest books I have ever read in my life' Philip Hensher, Spectator * The Smoking Diaries: The Year of the Jouncer: 'A great achievement, a terrific read, every page crammed with jokes, philosophical observations... Volume III is keenly awaited' Lloyd Evans, Spectator"