Untold Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312426620)

Untold Stories brings together some of the finest and funniest writing by Alan Bennett, one of England's best-known literary figures.

[Bennett] does what only the best writers can do--make us look at ourselves in a way we've never done before. --Michael Palin

Alan Bennett's first major collection since Writing Home contains previously unpublished work--including the title piece, a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds--along with his much celebrated diary for the years 1996 to 2004, and numerous other exceptional essays, reviews, and comic pieces. In this highly anticipated compendium, the Today Book Club author of The Clothes They Stood Up In reveals a great many untold secrets and stories with his inimitable humor and wry honesty--his family's unspoken history, his memories of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and his response to the success of his most recent play, The History Boys.

Since the success of Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s, Bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with writing that is, in his words, no less serious because it is funny. The History Boys opened to great acclaim at the Royal National Theatre in 2004, winning numerous awards, and is scheduled to open in New York City in April 2006.

Author: Alan Bennett
ISBN-10: 0312426623
ISBN-13: 9780312426620
Publisher: Picador USA
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2007
Pages: 704
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.70d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 06/10/2007 pg. 24

About the Author

Alan Bennett has been one of England's leading dramatists since the success of Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s. His most recent play, The History Boys, won six Tony awards including Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the Drama League Award. He is the author of The Complete Talking Heads, Writing Home, and The Laying on of Hands, all available in Picador paperback.