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Moab Is My Washpot

By Stephen Fry

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| Paperback | 9781569472026

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A number one bestseller in Britain that topped the lists there for months, Stephen Fry's astonishingly frank, funny, wise memoir is the book that his fans everywhere have been waiting for. Since his PBS television debut in the Blackadder series, the American profile of this multitalented writer, actContinue

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Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography By Stephen Fry

Perhaps still best known in this country for his portrayal of the unflappable gentleman's gentleman Jeeves in the BBC/PBS Jeeves and Wooster series, Stephen Fry is a writer, actor, and comedian just the shady side of 40. He would admit that some of h ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

4 Reviews

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i love stephen - his cinema, his comedies, his q.i., his poetry, his software reviews... this book was moving and shocking, at times, very very good.

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Elsastella said on Mar 30, 2009 | Add your feedback

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I'm not a biographies' fan...

...but Stephen Fry's life is so entertainingly written, that I read and re-read it. I love his style, and after this one, I went for other books of this fantastic writer, actor and man.

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tam said on Aug 22, 2007 | Add your feedback

This book deals with the first 20 years of Stephen Fry's life. Clearly he has always been a smart person, but here we also find his "dark side": he was a compulsive thief, a liar and was expelled from two schools. We also see how he became aware of his homosexuality, although he did try to fight aga ... (continue)

This book deals with the first 20 years of Stephen Fry's life. Clearly he has always been a smart person, but here we also find his "dark side": he was a compulsive thief, a liar and was expelled from two schools. We also see how he became aware of his homosexuality, although he did try to fight against it for some time.
Funny, sad, oddball - like Fry himself. And really compelling.

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Marco Piva said on Feb 21, 2011 | Add your feedback

I knew very little about Stephen Fry when I read this book, began, that is. He writes in an illuminating manner, the story really feels like he's talking to you in a quiet, intimate setting. You learn about him, and you reflect on mistakes of youth and whatever course your life is heading. It's rema ... (continue)

I knew very little about Stephen Fry when I read this book, began, that is. He writes in an illuminating manner, the story really feels like he's talking to you in a quiet, intimate setting. You learn about him, and you reflect on mistakes of youth and whatever course your life is heading. It's remarkable how eventful his life has been, what's more remarkable is that the book is as good as it is. It avoids mawkishness, but there's genuine emotion. It's hard to dislike it, to be sure.

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Alex Richardson said on Apr 11, 2008 | Add your feedback