Ever, Dirk

Ever, Dirk
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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages : 1329
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ISBN-10 : 9780297856207
ISBN-13 : 0297856200
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Book Synopsis Ever, Dirk by : John Coldstream

Download or read book Ever, Dirk written by John Coldstream and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 1329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hitherto unpublished Dirk Bogarde - the best of his marvellous letters The success of John Coldstream's bestselling biography of Dirk Bogarde demonstrates that the interest in one of Britain's leading actors, memoirists and novelists does not diminish, even though it is a decade since his death. Bogarde was a secretive man, who destroyed many of his own papers and diaries. Fortunately, the recipients of his letters treasured them, enabling John Coldstream to bring together this fascinating collection of hitherto unpublished material. Bogarde wrote to each correspondent according to the nature of the friendship, but invariably he was frank, gossipy, funny and often malicious. The joy of writing, particularly as he grew older and chose to live in France, was never far away. The letters display the qualities familiar to those who knew the private Bogarde: acute observation, laser-like intelligence, impatience with the foolish, compassion for the needy, a relish for the witty metaphor, and a catastrophic disdain for correct spelling and punctuation. Above all, to read his letters is to hear him talk, and no conversation with Dirk Bogarde was dull. Recipients included the film director Joseph Losey, Bogarde's first publisher Norah Smallwood, the film critic Dilys Powell, and the novelist Penelope Mortimer.


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