P. G. Wodehouse

P. G. Wodehouse
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The Authorised Biography

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فرمت کتاب

audiobook

تاریخ انتشار

2007

نویسنده

Frederick Davidson

شابک

9781483064475
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AudioFile Magazine
Frances Donaldson packed her 1982 Wodehouse biography with overfrequent, overlong quotes from letters, reviews, articles, and, all too rarely, from the subject's novels, which soon seem rather marginalized. Her preface and introduction fill the first two of these fifteen hours, and nearly a third of the book concerns the controversy of Wodehouse's wartime radio broadcasts. Occasionally, Donaldson risks snobbery in adopting the dignified tone of an elitist: When citing the faults of Wodehouse's stepdaughter, for example, Donaldson reports that "she was inclined to be undiscriminating in her friendships." Frederick Davidson reads with precision, clarity, and a rather fitting arch and supercilious air. Such hauteur suits the style of this fussy, pedantic book, but it also points to the need for a newer, fresher biography of the subject. G.H. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine

Library Journal

June 1, 2000
During humorist Wodehouse's long and comparatively uneventful life, his idea of excitement was finding a quiet place to read and smoke. While his books may have been hysterically funny, he himself was as dull as an insurance salesman. Nevertheless, this book--despite its 15-hour length--is an unqualified treat. It's at least as much about Wodehouse's writing as it is about him, and his life was not as quiet as some might think. While living in France in 1940, he was captured by the Germans and interned for more than a year. After his release, he foolishly accepted the Germans' invitation to record a series of humorous talks for broadcast to America. Afterward, many in Britain accused him of treason, so he never returned home. Donaldson, who as a child knew Wodehouse, examines that episode in detail and weaves other facts of his life and work into a rich and always illuminating fabric. What makes this recording especially fun listening, however, is its many and long extracts from Wodehouse's writings--including his unpublished internment camp diary--which Frederick Davidson reads with the same gusto that he has brought to many Wodehouse recordings. Recommended for all libraries.--Kent Rasmussen, Thousand Oaks, CA

Copyright 2000 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.




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