Stephen Fry's first novel, The Liar, was an irresistible read, abundant with wittcisms and nervy musings by the chief protagonist, Adrian Healey, and his various consorts. In many ways, the style of writing reminded me of another splendid British author, Tibor Fischer/5(). The Liar: Directed by Tony Hagger. With Jeff Goldblum, Charles Dance, Rupert Everett, Sally Phillips. An account of a public schoolboy whose proficiency in the fibbing department, and the fallout from a schoolboy crush, opens up a marvellous fictional world of www.doorway.ru: Asa Butterfield, Jeff Goldblum, Charles Dance. · The first edition of the novel was published in September 16th , and was written by Stephen Fry. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this fiction, humor story are Adrian Healey, Donald Trefusis. The book has been awarded with, and many others/5.
Buy The Liar by Stephen Fry online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 9 editions - starting at $ Shop now. Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Adrian Healey is magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life; unprepared too for the afternoon in Salzburg when he will witness the savage murder of a Hungarian violinist; unprepared to learn about the Mendax device; unprepared for more murders and wholly. "The Liar is hilarious -- page after page of the most outrageous and often filthy jokes, delicious conceits, instant, brilliant ripostes that would only occur to ordinary mortals after days of teeth-grinding lunacy.".
Stephen Fry's first novel, The Liar, was an irresistible read, abundant with wittcisms and nervy musings by the chief protagonist, Adrian Healey, and his various consorts. In many ways, the style of writing reminded me of another splendid British author, Tibor Fischer. Stephen Fry is an actor, producer, director, and writer who has appeared in numerous TV series and movies, including Jeeves and Wooster, Wilde, Gosford Park, V for Vendetta and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He is the bestselling author of four novels, as well as several works of nonfiction, and divides his time between New York and the United Kingdom. Stephen Fry is a wit and raconteur if ever there was one. His first novel "The Liar" is an interesting, erudite, comic, and witty semi thriller all in one package. The protagonist of this novel, one Adrian Healey, is always lying to and fooling others. In no great irony the person he is lying to the most is himself.
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