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"Following on from 'The Fry Chronicles' comes the second chapter in Stephen Fry's life. In his early thirties, Stephen Fry - writer, comedian, star of stage and screen - had, as they say, 'made it'. Much loved in Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster, author of a first novel, The Liar, with a glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him. What could possibly go wrong? Then, as the 80s drew to a close, he discovered a most enjoyable way to burn the candle at both ends, and took to excess like a duck to breadcrumbs. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a never ending series of celebrity parties, drinking dens, and poker games by night, in a ludicrous and impressive act of bravado, he fooled all those except the very closest to him, some of whom were most enjoyably engaged in the same dance. He was - to all intents and purposes - a high functioning addict. Blazing brightly and partying wildly as the 80s turned to the 90s, AIDS became an epidemic and politics turned really nasty, he was so busy, so distracted by the high life, that he could hardly see the inevitable, headlong tumble that must surely follow. Containing raw extracts from his diaries of the time, More Fool Me is an eloquent account by a man driven. Stephen Fry is a comedian, actor, presenter and director. His documentary on bipolar disorder 'Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive,' can be viewed on YouTube"--Provided by publisher. |
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