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Language: English
Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 2004
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- Title
- Wodehouse: A Life
- Author
- McCrum, Robert
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393051595
- ISBN 13
- 9780393051599
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
An affectionate portrait of the prolific twentieth-century comic writer discusses his creation of such characters as Jeeves, Psmith, and the Empress of Blandings; describes his contributions to Broadway and the London stage; details his internment in Berlin during World War II; and reveals a following of literary figures who are among his top fans. 15,000 first printing.
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Review
McCrum . . . has written a biography that, if the subject were a general or a politician, would be dubbed 'magisterial.' This is a magisterial biography: disinterested, but never detached, and always intriguing. Under the kindly and scholarly tutelage of McCrum, you might want to explore here the Wodehouse genius, the inconsistencies and downright silliness in the man's life.--Frank McCourt
[An] absorbing and generous biography, which now takes its rightful place as 'the life.'--Christopher Buckley
This book is a triumph. Not only should all P. G. Wodehouse fans read it, but it is a masterly picture of twentieth-century history.--A. N. Wilson
[An] absorbing and generous biography, which now takes its rightful place as 'the life.'--Christopher Buckley
This book is a triumph. Not only should all P. G. Wodehouse fans read it, but it is a masterly picture of twentieth-century history.--A. N. Wilson
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