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Home Truths

By David Lodge

Home Truths Contemporary literature

Home Truths

By David Lodge

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Adrian Ludlow a novelist with a distinguished reputation and a book on the 'A' level syllabus is now seeking obscurity in a cottage beneath the Gatwick flight path. His university friend Sam Sharp who has become a successful screen writer drops in on the way to Los Angeles fuming over a vicious profile of himself by Fanny Tarrant one of the new breed of Rottweiler interviews in a Sunday newspaper. Together they decide to take revenge on the interviewer though Adrian is risking what he values most: his privacy. David Lodge's dazzling novella examines with wit and insight the contemporary culture of celebrity and the conflict between the solitary activity of writing and the demands of the media circus. 'Sharp intelligent surprising and fun' THE TIMES.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
1999-11-04
Publication Date:
1999-11-04
Publisher:
Secker
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0436205246
ISBN13:
9780436205248
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
184 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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