More fool me a memoir
"By his early thirties, Stephen Fry--writer, comedian, star of stage and screen--had, as they say, "made it." Much loved on British television, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perh...
| Main Author: | Fry, Stephen, 1957- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
The Overlook Press,
2015.
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| Summary: |
"By his early thirties, Stephen Fry--writer, comedian, star of stage and screen--had, as they say, "made it." Much loved on British television, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him. As the '80s drew to a close, he began to burn the candle at both ends. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a neverending series of celebrity parties, drinking dens, and poker games by night, he was a high functioning addict. He was so busy, so distracted by the high life, that he could hardly see the inevitable, headlong tumble that must surely follow. Filled with raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, More Fool Me is a brilliant, eloquent account by a man driven to create and to entertain--revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: |
388 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781468311334 (hardback) 1468311336 (hardback) |
| Author Notes: |
STEPHEN FRY is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter, and director. He is also the bestselling author of four novels-- The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar --as well as two previous memoirs-- Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles. |