In Two Minds

Surrounded by the Jewish intellectual milieu of North London from birth, Jonathan Miller's early years were shaped by the unique combination of a pioneering child psychologist father and a brilliant young novelist mother. He spent his teenage years immersed in the study of biology, botany and anatomy as well as Shakespeare, alongside Oliver Sacks and Eric Korn. He shot to fame with "Beyond the Fringe", from which he and Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were to dominate British satirical life for years. Since then, Miller has never been far from the public eye, as much for his consistently revived opera productions and his acclaimed television series as for his rows with Cecilia Bartoli. Famous for satire and humour as well as his BBC series on almost every conceivable subject, Jonathan Miller emerges as an elegant, humorous and consistently engaged and insightful doyen of the arts and sciences. It is the first biography of renowned theatre director and polymath. It is written with Jonathan Miller's full cooperation. It offers a guaranteed serialisation. It has wonderfully detailed and insightful portrayal of the 1960s comedy scene. Jonathan Miller is high profile, and will promote the book.

ISBN 0413773124   DEWEY 792.0233092 ISBN13 9780413773128 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC22 Publisher Methuen Publishing Ltd   Pages 400 Imprint Methuen Publishing Ltd   Published in London Format Hardback   Height (mm) 250 Publication date 05 Oct 2007   Academic level General

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