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Looking Back: "Better Class of Person: An Autobiography, 1929-56", "Almost a Gentleman: An Autobiography, 1955-66": Never Explain, Never Apologise
John Osborne
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Description for Looking Back: "Better Class of Person: An Autobiography, 1929-56", "Almost a Gentleman: An Autobiography, 1955-66": Never Explain, Never Apologise
Paperback. e single-volume edition of Osborne's two autobiographical works, "A Better Class of Person: 1929-1956" and "Almost a Gentleman: 1955-1966". The book also contains a review of the former by Alan Bennett entitled "Bad John", and David Hare's eulogy delivered at Osborne's memorial service in 1995. Num Pages: 624 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 535.
When John Osborne died at Christmas 1994, his obituaries cited his autobiographical writings as perfect examples of undiluted talent and acerbic wit. Now, Osborne's superb autobiographies, A Better Class of Person: 1929-1956 and Almost a Gentleman: 1955-1966 (winner of the J. R. Ackerley Prize), are available for the first time in one volume, Looking Back.
'A brilliant, funny, melancholy and acrimonious book of memoirs . . . Almost every page confirms that his powers as an elegist, definer of the Zeitgeist and master of unforgiving disgust remain undimmed.' Observer
This volume also contains 'Bad John', a review by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571196494
SKU
V9780571196494
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Ref
99-16
About John Osborne
John Osborne was born in London in 1929. Before becoming a playwright he worked as a journalist, assistant stage manager and repertory theatre actor. Seeing an advertisement for new plays in The Stage in 1956, Osborne submitted Look Back in Anger. Not only was the play produced, but it was to become considered as the turning point in post-war British ... Read more
Reviews for Looking Back: "Better Class of Person: An Autobiography, 1929-56", "Almost a Gentleman: An Autobiography, 1955-66": Never Explain, Never Apologise