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Informationen zum Autor John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century. Pre-eminently a dramatist, novelist and social commentator many of his works have become literary classics, among them The Good Companions, Angel Pavement, An Inspector Calls and Time and the Conways. His plays have been translated and performed all over the world and many have been filmed. During the Second World War his regular Sunday night Postscript radio talks attracted audiences of up to 15 million listeners. It was said that he was as popular and as important as Churchill in shoring up the nation's morale and in offering a vision of a better world to come. He was also a founder member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a champion of public lending rights and represented the UK at two UNESCO conferences. In literary, social and political terms he was very much the last great man of English letters. Klappentext 'An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about the everyday joys of being alive. I love it.' Dolly Alderton 'J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century and it is time that we all became re-acquainted with his genius.' Dame Judi Dench Zusammenfassung ‘An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about the everyday joys of being alive. I love it.’ Dolly Alderton ‘J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century and it is time that we all became re-acquainted with his genius.’ Dame Judi Dench

Product details

• Authors: J B Priestley, J. B. Priestley, Priestley J. B.
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.04.2023
• EAN: 9780008585709
• ISBN: 978-0-00-858570-9
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Memoirs, HUMOR / Form / Essays, Psychology: emotions, Humour collections & anthologies, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Creative writing & creative writing guides