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In this extraordinary book, Alexander Masters has created a moving portrait of a troubled man, an unlikely friendship, and a desperate world few ever see. A gripping who-done-it journey back in time, it begins with Masters meeting a drunken Stuart lying on a sidewalk in Cambridge, England,... read more
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Quotes edit
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“"I just wish once there could be an escape from this madness."”
Stuart Shorter
Organizations edit
- Winter Comfort: A drop in center for the homeless.
First Sentence edit
Stuart does not like the manuscript.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in World Book Night Titles 2011. (authoritative list)
This is book 86 of 100 in Top 100 Books That Defined The Noughties (Telegraph). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alexander Masters (Author)
Awards edit
- Guardian First Book Award (2005)
- Samuel Johnson Prize (Finalist, 2005, Shortlist)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2006: Autobiography/Memoirs)
- Hawthornden Prize (2006)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305.3896942092
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Movie Connections edit
- Stuart: A Life Backwards (IMDb): A writer, Alexander Masters,(played by Benedict Cumberbatch) takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend Stuart Shorter(played by Tom Hardy), a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood.
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