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Tynan Letters
Oct 7, 2024 2:25 AM

Author:Kathleen Tynan

Tynan Letters

The Letters of Kenneth Tynan- drama critic, talent snob, intellectual dandy, inveterate campaigner - provide a record of a soul: written between the ages of 11 and 53, they not only chart the extraordinary parabola of his career but show the constancy of his quest for grace, style and effortless wit.

Reviews

I know of no Letters which capture so movingly the arc of a man's life... These letters, scupulously edited and exhaustively annotated by Kathleen Tynan, are not just of surpassing interest to theatre- buffs. They are for anyone who relishes the vitality of voluptuous prose, who is fascinated by the libertarian battles of freedom of expression conducted in the sixties, and who is quite simply curious about the passions and travails of a unique, radical sophisticate.

—— Guardian

Compulsively readable

—— The Times

The wittiest critic and one of the most sparkling writers of his generation

—— Independent on Sunday

Tynan emerges not only as unique, original and courageous, but also at times as silly, vain, and the champion intellectual and showbiz groupie of all time

—— Daily Telegraph

Welles might seem a difficult subject for a new biography. The legend is already pretty much written in stone. Callow's achievement is threefold: he embraces his subject with such gallumphing energy that the extraordinary power of his subject is conveyed as if for the first, fascinating time; he attempts a sober reassessment, trying to get an honest measure of someone who seemed larger than life...and he provides a genuinely interesting actor's view of the actor

—— Nigella Lawson , The Times

This is the Robbie Williams book

—— Hot Stars, OK!

If you're a big fan, you'll love it - even if he's not your fave singer, it's still a wicked read. Guaranteed to make you giggle, so take a peak

—— Mizz

Captivating . . . an emotional memoir . . . The author takes readers on a roller-coaster ride from the height of Hollywood fame to his darkest days . . . In one heartbreaking passage, Reeve writes how he wanted to die after his Memorial Day accident until his wife urged him to live

—— New York Daily News

Inspiring

—— Los Angeles Times
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