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Stalin Ate My Homework
Alexei Sayle
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Description for Stalin Ate My Homework
Paperback. 'It's not like other comedians' memoirs. It's funny.' Guardian Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 116 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
'Fascinating and hugely entertaining'
Daily Telegraph
'It's not like other comedians' memoirs. It's funny'
Guardian
The Sayles might not have been the only Jewish atheist communist family in Liverpool, but Alexei knew from an early age that they were one of the more eccentric.
Born on the day egg rationing came to an end, Alexei was the only child of Joe, an affable trade unionist who led the family on railway expeditions across eastern Europe, and Molly, a hot-tempered red-head who terrified teachers and insisted Alexei see the Red Army Choir instead of the Beatles.
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Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340919590
SKU
V9780340919590
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99-50
About Alexei Sayle
Born in Liverpool, the only child of Communist parents, Alexei moved to London in 1971 to attend Chelsea Art School. He became the first MC of the Comedy Store and later the Comic Strip. After years of stand-up, television, sitcoms, films and even a hit single, he published his first highly acclaimed collection of short stories. BARCELONA PLATES was followed ... Read more
Reviews for Stalin Ate My Homework
It's not like other comedians' memoirs. It's funny.
Guardian
As strange and fascinating as any fiction . . . This would be excellent even if it weren't by someone famous
The Times
'Fascinating and hugely entertaining'
Telegraph
Sayle's book has charm and substance, both as memoir and history.
Times Literary Supplement
'A ... Read more
Guardian
As strange and fascinating as any fiction . . . This would be excellent even if it weren't by someone famous
The Times
'Fascinating and hugely entertaining'
Telegraph
Sayle's book has charm and substance, both as memoir and history.
Times Literary Supplement
'A ... Read more