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A Young Man's Passage (2006)

A Young Man's Passage (2006)

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ISBN
0091908728 (ISBN13: 9780091908720)
Language
English
Publisher
ebury press

About book A Young Man's Passage (2006)

A Young Man's Passage by Julian Clary I like biographies because a good one will reveal more of a person that you think you know something about. I think a good biography should consist of several elements.1. What happened to them.2. What they did with that.3. What they make of it all. What happened to them.This is the mundane details of their life like: where they were born, what their family was like, what school was like etc. What they did with that.This is normally the full description of their career/chosen path and their struggles to overcome both their own limitations and external obstacles to finally achieve their goal. What they make of it all.This should contain some reflection about the bigger things in life and point to a deeper understanding about their life. Sadly many biographies,  especially of living subjects, contain only the first two of the above elements. Not so this one though. I cannot imagine this is ghost written because Julian's voice comes through so clearly, complete with asides in that deadpan  delivery. As you can imagine it is very frank and no prisoners are taken along the way. What else would you expect? Anything else would be a let down.  

A biography of the infamous comedian - Not as funny as it could have been but lays bare his early years before the infamous Norman Lamont incident.

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Clever, witty and often hilarious I found myself in fits of real laughter a good few times reading this, Julian Clary is an absolute legend and such a likeable person, he draws you right into the events of his life upto the point of writing, there are touching moments, tortured moments and laugh out loud moments along with frequent dirty bits in there as well in his own outrageous and comical style, a very clever and intimate read, very enjoyable and a great purchase he has lived an interesting life so far.
—Richard

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