Personal Terms
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
320 Pages, 5.25 x 8.5
Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB, Mobipocket, PDF
Trade Paper, $28.95 (US $28.95) (CA $29.95)
Publication Date: August 2013
ISBN 9781847771407
Rights: US, CA, NZ, CAM, SAM, CAR, PH, KR & FM
Carcanet Press, Ltd. (Aug 2013)
Carcanet Press Ltd.
eBook Editions Available
Will it work on my eReader?"There are entries in this fifth volume of Raphael's notebooks that would sound profound in any grove of academe, some one-liners that would now be perfectly fit for Twitter, some that are permissibly snarky comments on colleagues and rivals, and some that smartly pocket the small coin of everyday living. And that's only to pitch the first few pages to you . . . read on at random for the full variety and vitality of Raphael's genius for recording the primary sources of a rich writing life." —Times on Ifs and Buts
“Ahoristic, lapidary and sumptuously reflective by turns, Personal Terms is a joy to read both for Raphael's prose and mental powers. It is a book of iridescent intelligence, seductive charm, urbane temper and unflagging delight—indeed a minor masterpiece.” —Times Literary Supplement on Personal Terms
“The fifth volume, Ifs and Buts, confirms the series as as a minor masterpiece of razor-sharp reportage and waspish comedy . . . His intelligence burns with implacable fire: he concedes nothing to political conformity or the desire to please. His notebooks set a standard, raise a rallying cry and deserve to be better known.” —Spectator on Ifs and Buts
Frederic Raphael is the author of Coast to Coast and Glittering Prizes. He is a leading screenwriter whose work includes the Academy Award–winning Darling and Far from the Madding Crowd as well as the screenplay for Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut.