Me by Byron Rogers

Me by Byron Rogers

Byron Rogers’ biographies of the maverick literary figures J. L. Carr and R.S. Thomas drew dazzling critical acclaim from both fans and reviewers. His singular insight into the lives of these men was undoubtedly derived from Rogers’ own bizarre, whimsical disposition. For such a wildcard as Byron Rogers, the search to deliver a suitable encore could only lead one place: himself. The story of Me: The Authorised Biography begins several years ago, when the author started receiving letters forwarded to him by his then-employer, the Daily Telegraph Magazine. But these weren’ t the usual readers’ letters. These were passionate, erotic love letters. They were also from women he’ d never met. But they seemed to know all about him, the illustrious journalist… Rogers’ quest to find out about this other Mr Rogers – not your normal kind of imposter, but one who did you the double-edged favour of spreading far and wide your undeserved reputation as a sexual voyageur – is what sets off this strange and hilarious memoir. With seemingly nothing else for it, Byron embarks on a journey to track down this talented imposter and learn his startling fate. The result is this uncategorisable and wonderful book – part hilarious, wistful and outrageous memoir, part detective story. Me is one of the most charming and certainly one of the oddest, memoirs you’ ll ever read.

‘A wonderful book… if it does not become a bestseller my plans to leave the company will go into overdrive’

‘Rogers has produced one of the most delightful books crafted by an author for whom English is not the first language..fascinating and affectionate’

‘Endearing and very funny’

‘ A wonderful book… if it does not become a bestseller my plans to leave the company will go into overdrive’

‘ Rogers has produced one of the most delightful books crafted by an author for whom English is not the first language...fascinating and affectionate’

‘ A star writer… On every page there is a strange incident, a funny anecdote, a striking image’

‘ One of the wittiest volumes of memoirs in recent years [by] one of the finest and funniest national newspaper journalists in Britain’

‘ Endearing and very funny’

Byron Rogers is a Welsh journalist, essayist and biographer. He has contributed to The Times, the Sunday Telegraph and the Guardian, and was once a speech writer for the Prince of Wales. He is also author of seven books published by Aurum, including: An Audience With an Elephant, one of several collections of his journalism; The Man Who Went into the West, a critically acclaimed biography of the iconic twentieth century Welsh poet, R. S. Thomas, which was awarded the James Tait Black Prize for Biography in 2007; and The Last Englishman, a biography of the quintessential Englishman and celebrated novelist J.L. Carr. Me: The Authorised Biography, was published in 2009. His most recent book is Three Journeys. He currently lives in Northamptonshire and Carmarthen.

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ISBN 13	9781845134310
ISBN 10	1845134311
Title	Me
Author	Byron Rogers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2009-06-25
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.