The Blue Touch Paper: A Memoir
- 作者
- 出版社 Faber & Faber
- 出版时间 2016年10月
- ISBN 0571294340 或 9780571294343
- 定价 52.50
内容简介
When,in2000,theNationalTheatrepublisheditspollofthehundredbestplaysofthe20thcentury,DavidHarehadwrittenfiveofthem.Yethewasbornin1947intoananonymoussuburbanstreetinHastings.ItisaworldhebelievestobeascompletelyvanishedasVictorianEngland.Nowinhisfirstpanoramicworkofmemoir,endingasMargaretThatchercomestopowerin1979,DavidHaredescribeshischildhood,hisAnglo-Catholiceducationandhispainfulapprenticeshiptothetradeofdramatist.Hesetstheprogressofhisownlifeagainstthehistoryofatimeinwhichfaithinhierarchy,deference,religion,theempireandfinallypoliticsallwitheredaway.Onlybeliefinprivatevirtueremains.Inhiscustomarilydazzlingproseandwithgreatwarmthandhumour,DavidHareexploreshowsoradicalashiftcouldhaveoccurred,andhowitisreflectedinhisownlifelongengagementwithtwodisparateartforms-filmandtheatre.InTheBlueTouchPaperDavidHaredescribesalifeoftrialanderror:bothhowhebecameawriterandthehighpriceheandthosearoundhimpaidforthatdecision.
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