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The Uncommon Reader

The Uncommon Reader

The Uncommon Reader
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The Uncommon Reader Paperback - 2022

by Bennett, Alan,

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  • Title The Uncommon Reader
  • Author Bennett, Alan,
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador USA
  • Publication date 2022-12-27
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 45130090
  • ISBN 9781250907738 / 125090773X
  • Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.1 x 4.2 x 0.5 in (18.03 x 10.67 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain, Humorous fiction
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.914
  • Quantity available 5

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From the publisher

From one of England's most celebrated writers, a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of reading

When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovering the joy of reading widely (from J. R. Ackerley, Jean Genet, and Ivy Compton-Burnett to the classics) and intelligently, she finds that her view of the world changes dramatically. Abetted in her newfound obsession by Norman, a young man from the royal kitchens, the Queen comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with the routines of her role as monarch. Her new passion for reading initially alarms the palace staff and soon leads to surprising and very funny consequences for the country at large.

With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best-loved author Alan Bennett revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.

About the author

Alan Bennett has been one of England's leading dramatists since the success of Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s. His work includes the Talking Heads television series, and the stage plays Forty Years On, The Lady in the Van, A Question of Attribution, and The Madness of King George III. His play The History Boys, filmed in 2006, won six Tony Awards, including best play. His memoir, Untold Stories, was a number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom.
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