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Invites readers to take a glimpse at the author's life story. Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, this is an account by a man driven to create and to entertain - revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden.
This electric and extraordinary book reveals a new side to Mr Fry.
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National Treasure - noun - someone or something regarded as emblematic of a nation's cultural heritage, such as Stephen Fry (OED 2010).
Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me.
It is a heady tale of the late Eighties and early Nineties, in which Stephen - ever more driven to create, perform and entertain - burned bright and partied hard with a host of famous and infamous friends, regardless of the consequences.
This electric and extraordinary book reveals a new side to Mr Fry.
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ISBN: 9781405918831
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 April 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 310g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He hosted over 180 episodes of QI, and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings.
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