Book description
'A sublimely funny comedy about the way newspapers try to put lives
into words.' Spectator Michael Frayn's classic is set in the crossword
and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during
the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully
of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great chance of
glory at last arrives. 'Towards the End of the Morning certainly keeps
you laughing, but the jokes illuminate the characters and their
destinies with a clarity that makes you miss a heartbeat after the
laughs.' The Times 'The most delightful, sophisticated novel: Michael
Frayn is probably England's funniest writer.' New York Times 'A gem of
a comic book. It's a brilliant, fast game of poker with the author
holding all the best hands.' Vogue
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 A Landing on the Sun.
Headlong (1999) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while his most
recent novel, Spies, won the Whitbread Novel Award. His fifteen plays
range from Noises Off to Copenhagen, and most recently Democracy. He is
married to the biographer and critic Claire Tomalin.
