Towards the End of the Morning
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2000
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2nd edition
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-20424-3 (ISBN)
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-20424-3 (ISBN)
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Frayn's 1967 novel about Fleet Street portrays a newspaper world long since gone. Stuck in a sleepy newspaper department, covering nature notes and crosswords, Dyson dreams of liberation and recognition. When a chance occurs to appear on TV, he eagerly prepares to greet the celebrity life.
Michael Frayn's classic is set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great chance of glory at last arrives.'The most delightful, sophisticated novel; Michael Frayn is probably England's funniest writer.' The New York Times'A gem of a comic book. It's life a brilliant, fast game of poker with the author holding all the best hands, and the ghosts of Wodehouse and Waugh whispering advice over his shoulder.' Vogue
Michael Frayn's classic is set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great chance of glory at last arrives.'The most delightful, sophisticated novel; Michael Frayn is probably England's funniest writer.' The New York Times'A gem of a comic book. It's life a brilliant, fast game of poker with the author holding all the best hands, and the ghosts of Wodehouse and Waugh whispering advice over his shoulder.' Vogue
Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and A Landing on the Sun. Headlong was shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize, Whitbread Novel Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. His thirteen plays range from Noises Off to Copenhagen, and he has translated a number of works, mostly from Russian. He is married to the biographer and critic Claire Tomalin.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.7.2000 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 197 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-571-20424-4 / 0571204244 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-571-20424-3 / 9780571204243 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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