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Speak After the Beep: Studies in the Art of Communicating with Inanimate and Semi-Animate Objects [Paperback]

Michael Frayn (Author)


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July 1, 1997
This is a collection of writings by Michael Frayn, based on his column in The Guardian, covering the pomposities and inanities of public announcements, fashionable conversations, and self-advertising of all kinds.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 164 pages
  • Publisher: Random House UK (July 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0413720608
  • ISBN-13: 978-0413720603
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,347,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and Landing on the Sun. Headlong (1999) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while his most recent novel, Spies (2002), won the Whitbread Novel Award. His fifteen plays range from Noises Off to Copenhagen and most recently Afterlife.

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