Tricks of Memory by Peregrine Worsthorne
Peregrine Worsthorne emerges from Tricks of Memory more a picaresque anti-hero than a pundit. From the earliest pages when he describes resisting being given an enema by his mother to the later accounts of interviewing American presidents and other VIPS, the memoir is frank to a fault. The author casts an ironical eye on his own private life and on the lives and characters of his friends and enemies, not to mention on some of the more colourful public figures of the times through which he lived. Journalism and politics certainly get their fair share of space. But the chapters which the author obviously enjoyed writing most are those describing an unusual childhood and eventful schooldays.
Worsthorne, Peregrine: -
Sir Peregrine, 79, is one of the most distinguished and outspoken editors of recent times - he worked at the Daily Telegraph between 1953 and 1961 and for 28 years at the Sunday Telegraph between 1961 and 1989, spending five years as deputy editor and three as editor. He was knighted in 1991.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297811862 |
| ISBN 10 | 029781186X |
| Title | Tricks of Memory |
| Author | Peregrine Worsthorne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1993-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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