"The older he got, the less he cared about self-concealment," or so it is said of Sir Tom Stoppard, somewhere deep into the 865 pages of Tom Stoppard: A Life, Hermione Lee's capacious (to put it mildly) biography of the British theatre's leading wordsmith. Find the discount code in the CHAT section of the event on Crowdcast. Tom Stoppard photographed by Jane Bown in 1967. Tom Stoppard: A Life is published by Faber & Faber. Irish actress Sinéad Cusack had a 10-year relationship with Tom Stoppard, according to an official biography of the playwright. With unprecedented access to private papers, diaries, letters, and … Knopf, $35 (896p) ISBN 978-0-451-49322-4. In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest playwrights. It is hard to imagine a more distinguished biographical pairing than a book on Sir Tom Stoppard written by Dame Hermione Lee. Elucidating what the fuss is all about can only really happen on the stage. Name Review Subject Required. Until I read Hermione Lee’s life of Tom Stoppard, I didn’t know it was possible to bask in envy. Listen to the latest episodes of Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee on BBC Sounds The key book for all time on Tom Stoppard: the biography of our greatest living playwright, by one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, a star in her own right, Hermione Lee. Ira Nadel, professor of English at the University of British Columbia and author of Double Act: A Life of Tom Stoppard (2002), views the comedy as a mask. The key book for all time on Tom Stoppard: the biography of our greatest living playwright, by one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, a star in her own right, Hermione Lee. Tom Stoppard by Hermione Lee is published by Faber at £30. It is also a challenging read, partly because of its excessive length and partly because it bulges with often needless detail. Arts & Photography › Performing Arts › Theatre Share £28.79. His family moved to Singapore, Darjeeling and then England, after his father died on board a ship bombed by Japanese forces while Stoppard/Straussler was four. Her biography is remarkable for its unprecedented access to private papers, diaries and letters, and for the countless interviews it draws on Tom Stoppard: A Life eBook: Lee, Hermione: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store Select Your Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There are no upcoming broadcasts of this programme In a sense, though, those are its strengths. Tom Stoppard: A Life is published by Faber & Faber. Buy Tom Stoppard: A Life Main by Lee, Professor Dame Hermione (ISBN: 9780571314430) from Amazon's Book Store. TOM STOPPARD: A LIFE. Stoppard’s life can be assembled on the page, just. Tom Stoppard: A Life review – smuggling heart into a scholar's story. Comments Required. FREE Delivery. Hermione Lee’s Tom Stoppard is a prodigious achievement. This is a hugely impressive work. https://guardianbookshop.com/tom-stoppard-9780571314430.html Tom Stoppard is a towering and beloved literary figure. Buy a copy from our bookseller partner Waterstones. In Tom Stoppard: A Life, Hermione Lee draws on hundreds of interviews with family, friends, and long conversations with Stoppard himself. This title will be released on February 23, 2021. In a sense This article appears in the 23 October 2020 issue of the New Statesman, Ten lessons of the pandemic . Learn more. There is a special 20% discount for everyone who registers for the event. Upcoming episodes of Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee. So Tom Stoppard has jauntily summarised his origins in Czechoslovakia where he was born Tomáš Straussler in 1937. Tom Stoppard: A Life Hermione Lee. Hermione Lee has written an authorized biography of playwright, screenwriter, translator, and man of letters Tom Stoppard, called Tom Stoppard: A Life.It was released in the United Kingdom on October 1st and should appear in the United States on February 23, 2021. https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Stoppard-Ira-Bruce-Nadel/dp/0312237782 It is also a challenging read, partly because of its excessive length and partly because it bulges with often needless detail. Hermione Lee’s Tom Stoppard is a prodigious achievement. In the event, Tom Stoppard: A Life shows that he has chosen well. In The Invention of Love, Tom Stoppard has his Oscar Wilde character describe biography as “the mesh through which our real life escapes”. As if being handsome, funny and a dazzling writer (and good at cricket and fly-fishing) weren’t enough, Stoppard is immensely rich – not just in money but also, Lee shows, in family, lovers, friends and even, which may sound pompous, moral qualities. Buy a copy from our bookseller partner Waterstones and get an extra 20% off when you register for this event. Tom Stoppard: A Life and over 8 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle . Anna Leszkiewicz is culture editor of the New Statesman. “Tom Stoppard: A Life” is published by Faber & Faber. Known for his dizzying narrative inventiveness and intense attention to language, he deftly deploys art, science, history, politics, and philosophy in works that span a remarkable spectrum of literary genres: theater, radio, film, TV, journalism, and fiction. Subscribe For the latest TV, art, films and book reviews subscribe for just £1 per month! The key book for all time on Tom Stoppard: the biography of our greatest living playwright, by one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, a star in her own right, Hermione Lee. Hermione Lee’s immensely long Tom Stoppard: A Life is expert, engrossing, entertaining and sympathetic to its subject. 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