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From: London Review of Books[(review date 8 October 1992) In the following review, Parrinder compares the central motifs in Now You Know to similar themes in Frayn's earlier novels and plays, praising Frayn as an inventive and innovative comic...
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From: Spectator[(essay date 25 May 2002) In the following essay, Hensher discusses what he perceives as the central theme throughout Frayn's columns, novels, and plays--a concern with the problematic relationships between people and...
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From: Modern Drama[(review date March 1983) In the following review, Worth asserts that Frayn proves himself a master of the stage farce with Noises Off.] "Is God?", asks Professor George Moore in Stoppard's Jumpers. "Is farce?" might...
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From: Spectator[(review date 26 January 2002) In the following review, Gardam praises Spies, contending the book is detailed, sensuous, and an effective evocation of boyhood memories.] Michael Frayn's new novel [Spies] comes...
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From: Los Angeles Times Book Review[(review date 16 February 1992) In the following review, Eder extols the strengths of A Landing on the Sun, calling the book a satirical examination of bureaucracies, academic institutions, and the differences between...
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From:Contemporary Novelists (6th ed.)Three of Michael Frayn's novels, the first, fourth, and fifth, are highly original, a satire and fantasies; the second and third, on the other hand, are conventional. The second, The Russian Interpreter, concerns an...
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From: New Statesman and Society[(review date 13 September 1991) In the following review, Mitchison lauds Frayn's accomplishment as a writer, judging A Landing on the Sun to be a skillful depiction of Britain's stodgy upper classes.] Michael Frayn's...
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From: Art in America[(review date July 2000) In the following review, Harper asserts that the strength of Headlong lies in its effective mixture of philosophy and farce.] Michael Frayn's current Broadway play, Copenhagen, dramatizes a...
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From: London Review of Books[(review date 14 October 1999) In the following review, Wood discusses the theme of self-delusion in Headlong, commenting that the book has a fine beginning but loses its momentum when bogged down by the plodding details...
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From: Publishers Weekly[(interview date 2 March 1990) In the following interview, Frayn discusses the writing of The Trick of It while reflecting on his literary career and writing process.] Michael Frayn is renowned for debunking the...
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From: Spectator[(review date 20 May 2000) In the following review, Fearn praises Frayn's sense of humor in Celia's Secret, calling the work an "entertaining record of folly."] People who claim to have seen God whilst on...
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From: Spectator[(review date 7 August 1999) In the following review, Brookner evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Headlong.] The journey [in Headlong] begins with a literal journey: a couple travelling north with their young...
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From: World Literature Today[(review date spring 2000) In the following review, Bien describes Headlong as "urbane and funny," but comments that some readers may find the academic and research portions of the book to be tedious and uninteresting.]...
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From: Commonweal[(review date 28 January 2005) In the following review, Wren analyzes Democracy, discussing the U.S. production and the political content of the play.] If you could set a play inside George Stephanopoulos's mind, and...
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From: Booklist[(review date 1 January 2011) In the following review, Block discusses My Father's Fortune, concentrating on Frayn's image of himself through his father's eyes.] In his latest offering [My Father's Fortune], acclaimed...
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From: Publishers Weekly[(review date 23 October 2006) In the following review, the critic praises The Human Touch, citing Frayn's "robust intellectual curiosity, keen powers of observation and ingenious sense of humor."] British playwright...
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From: Spectator[(review date 1 May 2004) In the following review, Halliburton discusses Frayn's Democracy, calling it a "satisfying portrait of power and schizophrenic motives."] The nose has a prominent literary history--whether...
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From: New Statesman[(review date 16 June 2008) In the following review, Billen discusses the plot and themes of Frayn's dramatic biography of Max Reinhardt, Afterlife.] In his seventy-fifth year Michael Frayn has produced a minor...
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From: New Statesman and Society[(review date 11 September 1992) In the following review, Raymond observes that Frayn is a clever and adroit writer but argues that Now You Know falls short in its construction, plot, and ethical values.] In the...
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From: Washington Post Book World[(review date 2 February 1992) In the following review, Thomas assesses the strengths of A Landing on the Sun, describing the novel as witty, touching, and intelligent.] This [A Landing on the Sun] is a marvelous...