The Uncommon Reader
From one of England's most celebrated writers, a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of readingWhen 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…
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- ISBN: 978-0-312-42764-1
- EAN: 9780312427641
- Produktnummer: 3714082
- Verlag: Macmillan USA
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 120 S.
- Ausstattung: A-Format Paperback; Rauer Schnitt
- Masse: H18.0 cm x B11.8 cm x D1.7 cm 101 g
- Gewicht: 101
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Alan Bennett
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