description: Diana Athill had read Waguih Ghaliâ€s novel, Beer in the Snooker Club, long before she met and fell in love with him. Love turned to friendship, and Ghali, or â€˜Didiâ€, carried on living in her flat, where he ultimately took his own life. Published 13 years later, this is Athillâ€s honest account of the three years they spent together.
language: English
title: After a Funeral
titlecomplete: After a Funeral
genres: Biography, Memoir, Mental Health, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 226
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography
publisher: Granta Books