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Book of Obituaries Ann Wroe

Book of Obituaries By Ann Wroe

Book of Obituaries by Ann Wroe


$71.99
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

The obituaries that appear in The Economist are remarkable because of the unpredictable selection of people to be written about, the surprising lives they lead - but also for the style in which the obituary is written. This book presents a selection that ranges far and wide, including Jean Bedel Bokassa, Pope Jean Paul II, and Pamela Harriman.

Book of Obituaries Summary

Book of Obituaries by Ann Wroe

The obituaries that appear in The Economist are remarkable because of the unpredictable selection of people to be written about, the surprising lives they lead - but also for the style in which the obituary is written. The selection for this book ranges far and wide, including Jean Bedel Bokassa and Pope Jean Paul II, Pamela Harriman and Harry Oppenheimer, Akio Morita and J K Galbraith, Jean Baudrillard and Syd Barrett, Estee Lauder and Hunter Thomson, Bip (the legendary mime artist Marcel Marceau) and even Alex the African Grey (Science's best known parrot).

Book of Obituaries Reviews

'The wit is wicked, in the best sense of that ambiguous word, but it is never cruel, and always bang on; as its victims, after serving their million-odd years in Purgatory, would ruefully have to agree' * The Spectator *

About Ann Wroe

Ann Wroe trained as a medieval historian. She joined The Economist in 1976 to cover American politics, and has been Books and Arts Editor (1988-1992), American Editor (1992-2000) and is currently Special Reports and Obituaries Editor. She is also the author of several highly acclaimed books: Being Shelley, Pilate and Perkin. Keith Colquhoun worked for many years for The Economist and covered Asia before he became the Obituaries Editor. He is also the writer of more than ten novels including Killing Stalin and Filthy Rich.

Additional information

GOR002727372
9781846681073
1846681073
Book of Obituaries by Ann Wroe
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Profile Books Ltd
20081002
416
N/A
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