ISBN: 9780141039800

Above all else, a thoughtful book. His legions of fans tune in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week. 'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty.Above all else, a thoughtful b… mais…

Above all else, a thoughtful book. His legions of fans tune in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week. 'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty.Above all else, a thoughtful book. The Fry Chronicles. The Nile on eBay   The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry Spanning 1979-1987, this title charts the author's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description National Treasure- noun - someone or something regarded as emblematic of a nation's cultural heritage, such as Stephen Fry (OED 2010)Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday.'Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book' The Times'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy' Observer'Arguably the greatest living Englishman' Independent on Sunday'Extremely enjoyable' Sunday Times'Fry's linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence' Daily Telegraph Notes Paperback edition of Stephen Fry's second volume of memoirs, which was a bestseller in all its versions during the pre-Christmas period 2010. Fry was seemingly ubiquitous when promoting the hardback, continues to compere the ever-popular QI, tweets to his 1.75 million twitter followers and even gets a mention in the OED cited as an example of a 'National Treasure.' Oh, and the reviews were quite good too. 'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty...Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy' Observer Author Biography Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. More recently he presented Stephen Fry- The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, his groundbreaking documentary on bipolar disorder, to huge critical acclaim. His legions of fans tune in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week. Promotional Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. Promotional "Headline" National Treasure - noun - someone or something regarded as emblematic of a nation's cultural heritage, such as Stephen Fry (OED 2010) Details ISBN0141039809 Author Stephen Fry Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2011 ISBN-10 0141039809 ISBN-13 9780141039800 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 791.45028092 Illustrations Illustrations, ports. Birth 1957 Media Book Language English Short Title FRY CHRON Residence US Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2011-05-12 UK Release Date 2011-05-12 Pages 496 Alternative 9781405933728 Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-04-19 AU Release Date 2011-04-19 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:35327096; , Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780141039800, Publication Year: 2011, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Book Title: The Fry Chronicles, Item Height: 198mm, Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Humor, Topic: Television, Item Width: 129mm, Item Weight: 366g, Number of Pages: 496 Pages, Penguin Books Ltd<