Dear Me (book)

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Dear Me is an autobiography by Peter Ustinov, published in 1977. [1] The book's title is a play on words, since, in addition to "dear me" being a lament, it refers to the fact that the book is addressed to himself, as a conversation between Ustinov's "all too solid flesh" and "remorseless spirit."

Ustinov, Peter (1977-03-10). Dear Me. London: William Heinemann Ltd. ISBN   0434817112. OCLC   406974738.

Notes

  1. Don Lee Fred Nilsen; Ralph Ellison (2000). Humor in Twentieth-century British Literature: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Press. p. 345. ISBN   978-0-313-29424-2.


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