The humour of self-deprecation is peculiarly English. Few people do it better than Jeremy Lewis. His first two autobiographical volumes -" Playing for Time "and "Kindred Spirits" - are being reissued in Faber Finds to coincide happily with his third volume - "Grub Street Irregular" - being published by HarperCollins.
The second volume of Jeremy Lewis's wonderfully entertaining autobiography sees him starting out, with a mixture of diffidence and self-professed incompetence, on a career in publishing. Along the way we see him tucking into cod and chips with Jane and Geoffrey Grigson, drinking tea with Kingsley Amis and retsina with Patrick Leigh-Fermor.
When reviewing this book, Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson called it 'The funniest book I have ever read about publishing...this is not merely a hugely entertaining book, but an important one'. That judgment still stands.
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The humour of self-deprecation is peculiarly English. Few people do it better than Jeremy Lewis. His first two autobiographical volumes -" Playing for Time "and "Kindred Spirits" - are being reissued in Faber Finds to coincide happily with his third volume - "Grub Street Irregular" - being published by HarperCollins.
The second volume of Jeremy Lewis's wonderfully entertaining autobiography sees him starting out, with a mixture of diffidence and self-professed incompetence, on a career in publishing. Along the way we see him tucking into cod and chips with Jane and Geoffrey Grigson, drinking tea with Kingsley Amis and retsina with Patrick Leigh-Fermor.
When reviewing this book, Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson called it 'The funniest book I have ever read about publishing...this is not merely a hugely entertaining book, but an important one'. That judgment still stands.
Imprint | Faber and Faber |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | July 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
Authors | Jeremy Lewis |
Dimensions | 216 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 320 |
Edition | Main |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-571-24428-7 |
Barcode | 9780571244287 |
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LSN | 0-571-24428-9 |