num_pages: 688
description: Bringing together the hilarious, revealing, and lucidly intelligent writing of one of England's best known literary figures, Writing Home includes the journalism, book and theater reviews, and diaries of Alan Bennett, as well as "The Lady in the Van," his unforgettable account of Miss Shepherd, a London eccentric who lived in a van in Bennett's garden for more than twenty years. This revised and updated edition includes new material from the author, including more recent diaries and his introduction to his Oscar-nominated screenplay for The Madness of King George . A chronicle of one of the most important literary careers of the twentieth century, Writing Home is a classic history of a life in letters.
language: English
title: Writing Home
titlecomplete: Writing Home
characters: Alan Bennett
genres: 20th Century, Essays, Short Stories, Biography, Autobiography, Nonfiction, British Literature, Memoir, Humor, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1454
publisher: Picador