{"product_id":"untold-stories-alan-bennett-9780312426620","title":"Untold Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUntold Stories\u003c\/i\u003e brings together some of the finest and funniest writing by Alan Bennett, one of England's best-known literary figures. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[Bennett] does what only the best writers can do--make us look at ourselves in a way we've never done before. --Michael Palin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Bennett's first major collection since \u003ci\u003eWriting Home\u003c\/i\u003e contains previously unpublished work--including the title piece, a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds--along with his much celebrated diary for the years 1996 to 2004,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 \u003ci\u003eThe Clothes They Stood Up In\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003e The History Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the success of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Fringe\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1960s, Bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with writing that is, in his words, no less serious because it is funny. \u003ci\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bennett Alan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312426623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312426620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2007 pg. 24","brand":"Bennett Alan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913663774975,"sku":"9780312426620","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7a1ff065-09c8-4a06-a655-80d44cdef8b0.jpg?v=1680621613","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/untold-stories-alan-bennett-9780312426620","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}