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Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry''s arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday.

''Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book'' The Times

''Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy'' Observer

''Arguably the greatest living Englishman'' Independent on Sunday

''Extremely enjoyable'' Sunday Times

''Fry''s linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence'' Daily Telegraph

Welcome to Stephen Fry''s The Fry Chronicles, one of the boldest, bravest, most revealing and heartfelt accounts of a man''s formativ

The Fry Chronicles

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 12 May 2011
      ISBN-13 9780141039800
      978-0141039800
      ISBN-10 0141039809
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry''s arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday.

      ''Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book'' The Times

      ''Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy'' Observer

      ''Arguably the greatest living Englishman'' Independent on Sunday

      ''Extremely enjoyable'' Sunday Times

      ''Fry''s linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence'' Daily Telegraph

      Welcome to Stephen Fry''s The Fry Chronicles, one of the boldest, bravest, most revealing and heartfelt accounts of a man''s formativ

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