In his early thirties, Stephen Fry - writer, comedian, star of stage and screen - had, as they say, 'made it'.
What could possibly go wrong?
As the 80s drew to a close, he discovered a most enjoyable way to burn the candle at both ends, and took to excess like a duck to breadcrumbs. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a never ending series of celebrity parties, drinking dens, and poker games by night, he fooled all those except the very closest to him.
He was - to all intents and purposes - a high functioning addict - he was so busy, so distracted by the high life, that he could hardly see the inevitable, headlong tumble that must surely follow . . .
Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, More Fool Me is a brilliant, eloquent account by a man driven to create and to entertain - revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden.
'Oh dear I am an arse.
I expect there'll be what I believe is called an 'intervention' soon.
I keep picturing it.
All my friends bearing down on me and me denying everything until my pockets are emptied.
Oh the shame.'
By:
Stephen Fry (Audiobook Narrator) Read by:
Stephen Fry (Audiobook Narrator) Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 141mm,
Width: 137mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 227g ISBN:9781405919579 ISBN 10: 1405919574 Publication Date:22 October 2014 Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Format:CD-Audio Publisher's Status: Active
Short-listed for Futurebook Audiobook Awards: Best Frontlist Non-Fiction Audiobook 2015
Shortlisted for Futurebook Audiobook Awards: Best Frontlist Non-Fiction Audiobook 2015.
