01511nam a22001937a 4500001000500000005001700005020001500022040002900037050001400066082001200080100001800092245003500110260003400145300002300179520107900202650001401281650001201295650001001307300320240130122220.0  a0571228305  aFISKHbengcFISKHdFISKH  aPR6052.E5  a822.912  aBennett, Alan  aUntold stories :cAlan Bennett  aLondon :bfaber&faber ;c1988  a658 pages :c25 cm  aHere, at last, is the astonishing sequel to Alan Bennett's classic Writing Home, in a beautiful hardback edition. Untold Stories contains significant previously unpublished work, including a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds, together with his much celebrated diary for the years 1996-2004, and numerous other exceptional essays, reviews and comic pieces. Bennett, as always, is both amusing and poignant, whether he's discussing his modest childhood or his work with figures such as Maggie Smith, Thora Hird and John Gielgud. Since the success of Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s Alan Bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with his gentle humour and wry observations about life. His many works include Forty Years On, The Lady in the Van, Talking Heads, A Question of Attribution and The Madness of King George. The History Boys opened to great acclaim at the National in 2004, and is winner of the Evening Standard Award, the South Bank Award and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play. Untold Stories is published jointly with Profile Books.  aBiography  aMemoire  aLeeds