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The Uncommon Reader by Bennett, Alan
by Bennett, Alan | HC | LikeNew
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780374280963
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374280967
ISBN-13
9780374280963
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60101877
Product Key Features
Book Title
Uncommon Reader
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Literary, Biographical, Humorous / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz
Item Length
7.3 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-926975
Reviews
"A delicious and very funny what-if.... a delightful little book that unfolds into a witty meditation on the subversive pleasures of reading.... Mr. Bennett has written a captivating fairy tale ... a tale that showcases its author's customary élan and keen but humane wit." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Bennett's jokes are so beautifully modulated.... The Uncommon Reader is a piece of audacious lèse majesté which, in an earlier age, would have put its author's head on a spike.... Bennett knows what he is doing." -- The Guardian "A kind of palace fairy tale for grown-ups.... [[Bennett's]] account of the queen's adventures often made me laugh out loud." --Jeremy McCarter, The New York Times "Briskly original and subversively funny." -- Publishers Weekly "[Bennett's] subtle wit and tonal command show why he is so beloved in his native Britain." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
From the author of "The History Boys" and" The Clothes They Stood Up In " A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of "The History Boys," England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life., From the author of "The History Boys" and "The Clothes They Stood Up In" comes a deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading., From the author of The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In comes a deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading., From the author of The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys , England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.
LC Classification Number
PR6052.E5U53 2007
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