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'A writing career which is the most consistently adventurous of any British dramatist.' Observer

Recording dizzying changes in culture and politics, this is a powerful compilation of prose and poetry by one of the distinctive thinkers of our time. The elegant essays range from a celebration of Mad Men to a diagnosis of the incoherence of Conservatism in the new century. The poems, in contrast, are private, tender meditations.

'Always, there is a breadth and a caustic wit reminiscent of his idol Chekhov.' Spectator

'David Hare's great quality has always been his refusal to accept the division between fact and imagination. His creative invention is fired by public realities and in turn he makes those realities feel deeply personal. That same quality is wonderfully at work in his essays and poems. Whether he is writing about Tony Blair or Joan Didion, whether he is writing out of love or rage, evoking the intimate moments of his own life or the great

We Travelled

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 4 August 2022
      ISBN-13 9780571369539
      978-0571369539
      ISBN-10 0571369537
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'A writing career which is the most consistently adventurous of any British dramatist.' Observer

      Recording dizzying changes in culture and politics, this is a powerful compilation of prose and poetry by one of the distinctive thinkers of our time. The elegant essays range from a celebration of Mad Men to a diagnosis of the incoherence of Conservatism in the new century. The poems, in contrast, are private, tender meditations.

      'Always, there is a breadth and a caustic wit reminiscent of his idol Chekhov.' Spectator

      'David Hare's great quality has always been his refusal to accept the division between fact and imagination. His creative invention is fired by public realities and in turn he makes those realities feel deeply personal. That same quality is wonderfully at work in his essays and poems. Whether he is writing about Tony Blair or Joan Didion, whether he is writing out of love or rage, evoking the intimate moments of his own life or the great

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