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"Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key." -- Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968.

His output includes The Madness of George III and its film incarnation The Madness of King George, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh.

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Total Books: 241
The Uncommon Reader
2008 - The Uncommon Reader (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780312427641
ISBN-10: 0312427646
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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The Uncommon Reader
2007 - The Uncommon Reader (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780374280963
ISBN-10: 0374280967
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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The Clothes They Stood Up In / The Lady in the Van
2002 - The Clothes They Stood Up in / the Lady in the Van (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780812969658
ISBN-10: 0812969650
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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