2008, ISBN: 1408106752

[EAN: 9781408106754], Nieuw boek, [SC: 14.0], [PU: METHUEN DRAMA], LITERATURE - CLASSICS / CRITICISM; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMING ARTS; LITERARY; LITERARY COLLECTIO… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781408106754], Nieuw boek, [SC: 14.0], [PU: METHUEN DRAMA], LITERATURE - CLASSICS / CRITICISM; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMING ARTS; LITERARY; LITERARY COLLECTIONS LETTERS, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'A uniquely charming and enticing journey through a remarkable life.Coward's own record is made all the more delightful by the wise andhelpful interpolations of Barry Day, the soundest authority on theMaster that there is.' Stephen Fry'Precise, witty, remarkably observed and gloriously English' Dame Judi Dench'Barry Day's analysis is both perceptive and irresistible' Lord Richard AttenboroughWith virtually all the letters in this volume previously unpublishedthis is a revealing new insight into the private life of a legendaryfigure. Coward's multi-faceted talent as an actor, writer, composerproducer and even as a war-time spy(!), brought him into close contactwith the great, the good and the merely ambitious in film, literatureand politics.With letters to and from the likes of: George BernardShaw, Virginia Woolf, Winston Churchill, Greta Garbo (she wrote askinghim to marry her), Marlene Dietriech, Ian Fleming, Graham GreeneEvelyn Waugh, Fred Astaire, Charlie Chaplin, FD Roosevelt, the QueenMother and many more, the picture that emerges is a series of vividsketches of Noel Coward's private relationships, and a re-examinationof the man himself.Deliciously insightful, witty, perfectly bitchywise, loving and often surprisingly moving, this extraordinarycollection gives us Coward at his crackling best. A sublime portrait ofa unique artist who made an indelible mark on the 20th century, fromthe Blitz to the Ritz and beyond., Books<

2008, ISBN: 9781408106754

'A uniquely charming and enticing journey through a remarkable life. Coward's own record is made all the more delightful by the wise and helpful interpolations of Barry Day, the soundest … Mehr…

'A uniquely charming and enticing journey through a remarkable life. Coward's own record is made all the more delightful by the wise and helpful interpolations of Barry Day, the soundest authority on the Master that there is.' Stephen Fry 'Precise, witty, remarkably observed and gloriously English' Dame Judi Dench 'Barry Day's analysis is both perceptive and irresistible' Lord Richard Attenborough With virtually all the letters in this volume previously unpublished - this is a revealing new insight into the private life of a legendary figure. Coward's multi-faceted talent as an actor, writer, composer, producer and even as a war-time spy(!), brought him into close contact with the great, the good and the merely ambitious in film, literature and politics.With letters to and from the likes of: George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf, Winston Churchill, Greta Garbo (she wrote asking him to marry her), Marlene Dietriech, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Fred Astaire, Charlie Chaplin, FD Roosevelt, the Queen Mother and many more, the picture that emerges is a series of vivid sketches of Noel Coward's private relationships, and a re-examination of the man himself. Deliciously insightful, witty, perfectly bitchy, wise, loving and often surprisingly moving, this extraordinary collection gives us Coward at his crackling best. A sublime portrait of a unique artist who made an indelible mark on the 20th century, from the Blitz to the Ritz and beyond. Books Noël Coward|Paperback|Bloomsbury Publishing PLC|19/09/2008, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC<

2008, ISBN: 9781408106754

'A uniquely charming and enticing journey through a remarkable life. Coward's own record is made all the more delightful by the wise and helpful interpolations of Barry Day, the soundest … Mehr…

'A uniquely charming and enticing journey through a remarkable life. Coward's own record is made all the more delightful by the wise and helpful interpolations of Barry Day, the soundest authority on the Master that there is.' Stephen Fry 'Precise, witty, remarkably observed and gloriously English' Dame Judi Dench 'Barry Day's analysis is both perceptive and irresistible' Lord Richard Attenborough With virtually all the letters in this volume previously unpublished - this is a revealing new insight into the private life of a legendary figure. Coward's multi-faceted talent as an actor, writer, composer, producer and even as a war-time spy(!), brought him into close contact with the great, the good and the merely ambitious in film, literature and politics.With letters to and from the likes of: George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf, Winston Churchill, Greta Garbo (she wrote asking him to marry her), Marlene Dietriech, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Fred Astaire, Charlie Chaplin, FD Roosevelt, the Queen Mother and many more, the picture that emerges is a series of vivid sketches of Noel Coward's private relationships, and a re-examination of the man himself.Deliciously insightful, witty, perfectly bitchy, wise, loving and often surprisingly moving, this extraordinary collection gives us Coward at his crackling best. A sublime portrait of a unique artist who made an indelible mark on the 20th century, from the Blitz to the Ritz and beyond. Books Noël Coward|Paperback|Bloomsbury Publishing PLC|19/09/2008, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC<