A Double Life by Frederic Raphael
Guy de Roumengouse has recently concluded an unblemished but unremarkable career in the French diplomatic service. In writing his memoirs, he remembers and confronts the betrayals and dislocations that have shaped and warped his life and also revives the figures of his past.
Frederic Raphael was born in Chicago in 1931 and educated at Charterhouse and St John's College, Cambridge. His novels include The Glittering Prizes (1976), A Double Life (1993), Coast to Coast (1998)and Fame and Fortune (2007); he has also written short stories and biographies of Somerset Maugham and Byron. Frederic Raphael is a leading screenwriter, whose work includes the Academy Award-winning Darling (1965), Two for the Road (1967), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), and the screenplay for Stanley Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The first volume of Personal Terms was published by Carcanet in 2001, with subsequent volumes in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2013. The Times Literary Supplement said, Aphoristic, lapidary and sumptuously reflective by turns, Personal Terms is a joy to read both for Raphael's prose and mental powers. It is a work of iridescent intelligence, seductive charm, urbane temper and unflagging delight...
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857970432 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857970438 |
| Title | A Double Life |
| Author | Frederic Raphael |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1993-02-11 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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