Dennis Potter: The Authorized Biography by Humphrey Carpenter - Used Book - Hardcover - First - 1998 - from Wormhole Books and Biblio.com

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Book summary

British screenwriter Potter gets full treatment here from the biographer of Ezra Pound and J. R. R. Tolkein. The book traces Potter's working-class childhood, his forays into politics during and after attending Oxford, and his ascent as a scandalous but irresistible writer.

Media reviews

"Carpenter's biographical approach can be overinclusive, but it is also modest and astute."

Dennis Potter: The Authorized Biography

by Carpenter, Humphrey

First

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Book description: London: Faber & Faber, 1998. xi, 672 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in removable clear sleeve, is not price clipped, but is lightly wrinkled along edges. Faint stain to lower edge of text block, two pages slightly creased in production. Illustrated with b/w photos. Heavy book; postage in Australia will be $8.50, please contact us for a quote if you are elsewhere.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bookseller: Wormhole Books (AU)
Bookseller Inventory #: 002420
Format/binding: Hardcover
Book condition: Very Good
Jacket condition: Very Good
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0571176852
ISBN 13: 9780571176854
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Place: London
Date published: 1998
Pages: 672
Size: 24x16 cm
LCCN: PN1992.4.P68C37 1998
Dewey: 822/.914 B
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary; FICTION / General; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture;

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