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Goodbye, Twentieth Century: Autobiography of Dannie Abse, The

Goodbye, Twentieth Century: Autobiography of Dannie Abse, The

by Dannie Abse (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

Dannie Abse's rich mixture of Welsh and Jewish backgrounds, and his dual occupations of doctor and author, have led to what is widely regarded as one of the most readable, humorous and poignant autobiographies since the war. Goodbye, Twentieth Century incorporates his acclaimed first volume of autobiography, A Poet in the Family, in a new volume which brings his life up to the present and the outset of a new century.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Edition: 2nd Revised edition
 Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 25 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 0712668292
ISBN 13: 9780712668293
Book Overview: A fully revised and updated autobiography by one of this country's finest poets. 'A magnificently conceived work.' Guardian

Media Reviews
'Incident and character are vividly depicted, period is richly evoked and the descriptive passages remind one what a splendid poet the author is.', Observer .'An entertaining and at times moving book. Mr Abse relates some very amusing anecdotes, and his informal yet controlled style is capable of moving without any sense of dislocation from these lighter occasions to deeply serious and affecting passages.', Times Literary Supplement
Author Bio
Dannie Abse is a doctor and poet and both vocations have inspired his work; as has his Welsh and Jewish ancestry. A poet, reviewer and playwright, he has written some 15 books of poetry including his collected poems, White Coat, Purple Coat, as well as books about medicine and also fiction.