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The Complete Smoking Diaries
Hardback
Main Details
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The Complete Smoking Diaries
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Simon Gray
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:864 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 163 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - plays and playwrights |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781847088482
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Granta Books
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| Imprint |
Granta Books
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| Publication Date |
5 September 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
When he turned sixty-five, playwright Simon Gray began to keep a diary in which he reflected on a life filled with cigarettes (continuing), alcohol (stopped), several triumphs and many more disasters, shame, adultery, friendship and love. Bringing together the four parts of The Smoking Diaries (The Smoking Diaries, The Year of the Jouncer, The Last Cigarette, and Coda) this beautiful volume is filled with comedy and serious reflection, sharp observation and painful self-disclosure. A brilliant and moving account of life's unsteady progress, it takes the reader to the heart of one man's brilliant struggle towards some kind of personal truth.
Author Biography
SIMON GRAY was born in England in 1936 and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was the author of over 30 plays, including Butley, The Common Pursuit and Cell Mates, and published several volumes of diaries and books about the theatre, including Enter a Fox and Fat Chance, both published by Granta. He was awarded a CBE in 2005 and died in 2008.
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