Bogarde, Dirk

Backcloth (Bloomsbury Reader)

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ISBN 13:
9781448208227
author:
Bogarde, Dirk
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Bloomsbury Reader
language:
English
Publication Year:
2013
Pages:
356
Dimensions:
15.6 x 1.8 x 23.4 cm
Genre:
Biography, Film, Television & Music, Actors & Actresses,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£17.27

Description

Backcloth: A Memoir by Dirk Bogarde This memoir offers a new perspective on the life of a celebrated writer, filling in gaps between his previous works and highlighting previously unseen episodes. Written with honesty, wit and intelligence, Backcloth explores the patterns of pleasure and pain that have shaped Bogarde's extraordinary life. The book draws on personal letters, notebooks and diaries to reveal experiences from his family home through to his farmhouse retreat in Provence. This intimate volume offers a searching look at the people, emotions and events that made him into the man he was. First published in 1986, Backcloth is the fourth volume of Bogarde's memoirs, offering a unique insight into the life of a writer who has captivated many with his writing.

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