The Complete Talking Heads
by Alan Bennett
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Author: Alan BennettEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-23
ISBN: 031242308X
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Picador
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Book Review: Great and Unusual Collection
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this collection doesn't seem to be very well-known, I loved it, and enjoy teaching it with my Honors English class (high-school). The series was first written for television, I believe for a BBC series; in each episode, a single character, placed in a small variety of settings, speaks directly to the camera. Each story consists of one character discussing an episode or series of related episodes in his or her life; the interesting part (and the part that makes this so great for teaching) is that we hear only one character's perspective, and so need to evaluate his or her credibility and level of self-awareness; often, we also need to attend to small cues to figure out the whole story. Very enjoyable, as long as you are willing to do some digging and re-reading.
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