Quotable Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

ISBN 10: 1573920258 / ISBN 13: 9781573920254

Published by Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York. USA, 1995

About this Item

202pp., b/w illustrations and line drawings by the Author. Minor spotting to top edge and light foxing to endpapers. Slight wear to Dustjacket.(BH).

Seller Inventory # ABE-1596171376671

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quotable Ustinov
• Publisher: Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York. USA
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1573920258
• ISBN 13: 9781573920254
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography

About this title

Synopsis

This unique collection of quotables, drawn from Peter Ustinov's many columns, plays, and books including his autobiography, highlights Ustinov at his best. Ranging from the funny to the ennobling and wise, Ustinov's unique perspective covers a whole host of subjects: from writing to religion, national culture to NATO, film making to being fat, and so much more. This volume lets you double your enjoyment, since the entire work is illustrated with Ustinov's unique cartoons.

About the Author

The late Peter Ustinov traveled the globe as an entertainer and actor and served as ambassador at large for UNICEF. For his work in film and the arts he received two Academy Awards, three Emmys, and one Grammy. He was also a producer, director, and playwright, and the author of Life Is an Operetta and Other Short Stories, Add a Dash of Pity, Quotable Ustinov, and Ustinov Still at Large. He was knighted in 1990.