Paperboy

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Fowler was the multiple award-winning author of almost fifty novels and short story collections, including the celebrated Bryant & May mysteries. His other novels include Roofworld , Spanky , The Sand Men and Hot Water . He has also written two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy (winner of the Green Carnation Prize) and Film Freak , plus The Book of Forgotten Authors and Peculiar London , Bryant and May's singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris was awarded the Crime Writers Association's coveted 'Dagger in the Library' for his body of work. He lived in London and Barcelona. Diagnosed with cancer just as the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Chris died on 2nd March 2023. Klappentext Christopher Fowler's memoir captures life in suburban London as it has rarely been seen: through the eyes of a lonely boy who spends his days between the library and the cinema, devouring novels, comics, cereal packets - anything that might reveal a story. Zusammenfassung Christopher Fowler's memoir captures life in suburban London as it has rarely been seen: through the eyes of a lonely boy who spends his days between the library and the cinema, devouring novels, comics, cereal packets - anything that might reveal a story.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Christopher Fowler
• Edition: Bantam UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 18.02.2010
• EAN: 9780553820096
• ISBN: 978-0-553-82009-6
• Pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; London, Greater London, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, HISTORY / Social History, Memoirs, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, c 1960 to c 1970, c 1960 to c 1969, Autobiography: writers