The Uncommon Reader
Author(s): Alan Bennett
From one of England's most celebrated writers, the author of the award-winning "The History Boys," a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of reading When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovering the joy of reading widely (from J. R. Ackerley, Jean Genet, and Ivy Compton-Burnett to the classics) and intelligently, she finds that her view of the world changes dramatically. Abetted in her newfound obsession by Norman, a young man from the royal kitchens, the Queen comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with the routines of her role as monarch. Her new passion for reading initially alarms the palace staff and soon leads to surprising and very funny consequences for the country at large.
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Alan Bennett has been one of England's leading dramatists since the success of "Beyond the Fringe "in the 1960s. His work includes the "Talking Heads" television series, and the stage plays "Forty Years On," "The Lady in the Van, A Question of Attribution, "and "The Madness of King George III." His most recent play, "The History Boys," now a major motion picture won six Tony Awards, including best play, in 2006. In the same year his memoir, "Untold Stories," was a number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom.
General Fields
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- : Picador USA
- : Picador USA
- : 0.109
- : 01 September 2008
- : 181mm X 113mm X 10mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : 120
- : 823.914
- : 0809
- : Paperback
- : Alan Bennett