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Prince Charming
Christopher Logue
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Description for Prince Charming
Paperback. This is the story of Christopher Logue, poet and literary maverick, who counted Ken Russell, Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe among his friends. It tells of his Southern England childhood, his stint in the army, the years in Paris, offending T.S. Eliot and everything else, all in his own words. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Prince Charming is the story of Christopher Logue: one of our great poets and literary mavericks, part of a circle that included Kenneth Tynan and Richard Ingrams. It tells, in frank detail and with eloquent relish, of its author's South England childhood and schooldays; his post-war stint in the army, which ended in disgrace and imprisonment; his years in Paris, during which he was involved in publishing Beckett and wrote pornography; his return to England, where he grew serious about politics, was imprisoned for the second time (as a member of the anti-nuclear Committee of 100), offended T. S. Eliot, ... Read more
Prince Charming is the story of Christopher Logue: one of our great poets and literary mavericks, part of a circle that included Kenneth Tynan and Richard Ingrams. It tells, in frank detail and with eloquent relish, of its author's South England childhood and schooldays; his post-war stint in the army, which ended in disgrace and imprisonment; his years in Paris, during which he was involved in publishing Beckett and wrote pornography; his return to England, where he grew serious about politics, was imprisoned for the second time (as a member of the anti-nuclear Committee of 100), offended T. S. Eliot, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571203611
SKU
V9780571203611
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About Christopher Logue
Christopher Logue (1926-2011) was educated at Prior Park College, Bath, and at Portsmouth Grammar School. He served as a Private in the Black Watch and spent sixteen months in an army prison. His publications include several volumes of poetry and a pornographic novel. The first collection of his reinterpretation of Homer's Iliad, War Music, was shortlisted for the 2002 Griffin ... Read more
Reviews for Prince Charming
'They don't get much better than this...Logue is a great storyteller.' Gerald Dawe; 'It's assumed nowadays that autobiography will uncover hidden areas of a life, be sexually candid and reveal its author to be vulnerable and self-doubting at heart. Prince Charming meets these requirements but achieves much more...It rescues from the wreckage of various phases and crazes (where is Jazz ... Read more