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Flashbacks Barry Humphries

Flashbacks By Barry Humphries

Flashbacks by Barry Humphries


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Summary

Humphries looks back at the people, events and popular culture in Australia since the Fifties, and reveals how in a generation the country has changed from one of the dullest to one of the liveliest. The author and his many characters, including Dame Edna Everage, feature in a series of documentary specials shown on ITV.

Flashbacks Summary

Flashbacks by Barry Humphries

Captain Cook 'discovered' Australia in 1770. Barry Humphries rediscovered it in the 1950s. His dazzling insights into the eccentricities of Australian behaviour have made him a household name. Here, in his brilliantly original and unique way, he uncovers Australia's popular culture. Barry Humphries is unquestionably Australia's most talented comic and satirist, and the country's most popular export -- other than those that come in cans. Here, together with his many world renowned characters -- including Sir Les Paterson and Dame Edna Everage -- he takes a unique look at the people, events and popular culture of Australia since the 1950s, and demonstrates a keen understanding of Australian language and manners and the image of Australians abroad. He reveals how in just one generation the country has changed from one of the dullest on earth to one of the liveliest. Flashbacks is an entertaining, irreverent and highly visual look at Australian life, featuring interviews with celebrity Australians like Clive James and Kathy Lette. The people, the events, the fads and fashions and the music that have defined Australia...all is revealed to explain the way that the country has been shaped. All this, and more, is packed into this colourful illustrated book. It is not a history: it is an entertainment -- personal, quirky, opinionated and fun.

About Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries' television career began in the 70s and he has since become a household name, particularly through his extraordinary characters Les Paterson and Edna Everage. His list of credits for TV and live performances is extensive. Suffice to say he has been voted UK Television Personality of the Year (1990) and celebrated by the South Bank Show in 1992. His 1992 autobiography was a bestseller. Current projects include plans for a new theatre tour of the UK and Australia, featuring Sir Les hosting a retrospective on the life and times of Dame Edna.

Additional information

GOR004939132
9780002558969
0002558963
Flashbacks by Barry Humphries
Used - Very Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers
19991018
205
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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