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There and Then: Personal Terms 6
Current price:
$34.74
Publication Date: August 1st, 2013
Publisher:
Carcanet Press Ltd.
ISBN:
9781847771407
Pages:
320
Description
Compulsively readable, wise, and mischievous by turns, this sixth volume from the collection of Frederic Raphael’s personal journals chronicles his eventful life in the seemingly glamorous worlds of 1980s Hollywood and literary London. Included are his encounters with Mary Whitehouse and Meryl Streep, vital memories of Dirk Bogarde, and warm reflections on Peter Sellers. Postwar British values and Byron’s sex life are subjected to scrutiny; and there are acute portraits of Robert Redford, Shirley Conran, and many others. This account continues the account of time spent, in the words of the Sunday Times, with “one eye on life’s greasy pole and the other on the eternal verities.”
Praise for There and Then: Personal Terms 6
"There are entries in this fifth volume of Raphael's notebooks that would sound profound in any grove of academe, some one-liners that would now be perfectly fit for Twitter, some that are permissibly snarky comments on colleagues and rivals, and some that smartly pocket the small coin of everyday living. And that's only to pitch the first few pages to you . . . read on at random for the full variety and vitality of Raphael's genius for recording the primary sources of a rich writing life." —Times on Ifs and Buts
“Ahoristic, lapidary and sumptuously reflective by turns, Personal Terms is a joy to read both for Raphael's prose and mental powers. It is a book of iridescent intelligence, seductive charm, urbane temper and unflagging delight—indeed a minor masterpiece.” —Times Literary Supplement on Personal Terms
“The fifth volume, Ifs and Buts, confirms the series as as a minor masterpiece of razor-sharp reportage and waspish comedy . . . His intelligence burns with implacable fire: he concedes nothing to political conformity or the desire to please. His notebooks set a standard, raise a rallying cry and deserve to be better known.” —Spectator on Ifs and Buts
