A Life in Letters
- Publisher : Penguin Random House
- Publishing year : August 2013
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780099514794
- Imprint : Arrow Books
- Age Group : Adult
- Language : English
P.G. Wodehouse: A Life In Letters is a biographical presentation of the life of P G Wodehouse, edited by Sophie Ratcliff ...
P.G. Wodehouse: A Life In Letters is a biographical presentation of the life of P G Wodehouse, edited by Sophie Ratcliffe. P G Wodehouse has been counted among the most famous humour writers in the world. He has never written his autobiography. His letters, experiences, thoughts, discussions and reactions have been compiled and presented in this book, so that the readers can get to know what an interesting personality Wodehouse was.
P G Wodehouse's comical and humorous writing has been tagged as extraordinarily captivating and hence the letters compiled in this book bring an enticing reading experience to the readers. These letters bring up some interesting events of his life and, in a way, bring Wodehouse to light in a way that was not publicly known before this book was published. These letters were used because they proved to be an excellent medium to learn about the dimensions of this talented man's personality that resulted in the creation of his masterpieces.
P.G. Wodehouse was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Wodehouse worked extensively on his books, sometimes having two or more in preparation simultaneously. He would take up to two years to build a plot and write a scenario of about thirty thousand words. After the scenario was complete he would write the story. Early in his career he would produce a novel in about three months, but he slowed in old age to around six months. He used a mixture of Edwardian slang, quotations from and allusions to numerous poets, and several literary techniques to produce a prose style that has been compared to comic poetry and musical comedy.
