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Just Ignore Him de Alan Davies

Just Ignore Him

Autor Alan Davies
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 sep 2020

Decizia de a tăcea, de a lăsa durerea să se așeze ca un strat de praf peste o copilărie frântă, a marcat decenii din viața lui Alan Davies. Suntem martorii unui moment dramatic: un copil de șase ani își pierde mama și, odată cu ea, busola unei lumi care abia începea să prindă contur. Just Ignore Him nu este doar o culegere de amintiri despre anii '70, cu timbre Green Shield și bilete de autobuz de 2p, ci o reconstrucție cinematică a unei supraviețuiri tăcute în fața neglijenței și a trădării. Observăm cum autorul pendulează între inocența brutalizată a trecutului și claritatea retrospectivă a adultului de astăzi, folosind umorul ca pe un mecanism de apărare necesar. Subliniem faptul că, deși Davies este celebru pentru spiritul său ludic din emisiuni precum „QI”, tonul de aici este unul de o onestitate terifiantă, unde absurdul situațiilor cotidiene întâlnește gravitatea unei traume nerezolvate. Narativul amintește de The Co-Op's Got Bananas de Hunter Davies prin intensitatea cu care reconstituie o epocă a austerității și a simplității postbelice, însă Alan Davies adaugă o dimensiune psihologică mult mai întunecată. Față de lucrarea sa ulterioară, White Male Stand-Up, care explorează identitatea comică, acest volum reprezintă fundația emoțională a operei sale, explicând mecanismele din spatele măștii de scenă. Este o lectură despre puterea de a vorbi atunci când lumea ți-a spus mereu să ignori durerea.

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ISBN-13: 9781408713303
ISBN-10: 1408713306
Dimensiuni: 151 x 233 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Little Brown Book Group

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Recomandăm această carte celor care apreciază memoriile oneste, care nu evită subiectele dificile în favoarea divertismentului facil. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă profundă asupra modului în care traumele timpurii modelează personalitatea adultă, totul fiind livrat cu inteligența și căldura specifice lui Alan Davies. Este un testament impresionant despre reziliență, ideal pentru fanii biografiilor britanice care caută substanță dincolo de anecdote.

Despre autor

Alan Davies este un actor, scriitor și comic britanic de renume, extrem de iubit pentru rolul principal din seria Jonathan Creek și pentru prezența sa constantă în panelul emisiunii QI. Deși cariera sa publică este marcată de umor și perspicacitate, viața sa personală, marcată de pierderea prematură a mamei, a oferit profunzimea necesară scrierilor sale autobiografice. Dincolo de activitatea din divertisment, Davies a explorat diverse fațete ale narativului personal în lucrări precum White Male Stand-Up, demonstrând o capacitate rară de a echilibra comedia cu analiza socială și emoțională.

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'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen Fry

'This hugely affecting book is brave, insightful and, at times, funny about things it is hard to be funny about' Jo Brand

The story of a life built on sand. In the rain.

In this compelling memoir, comedian and actor Alan Davies recalls his boyhood with vivid insight and devastating humour. Shifting between his 1970s upbringing and his life today, Davies moves poignantly from innocence to experience to the clarity of hindsight, always with a keen sense of the absurd.

From sibling dynamics, to his voiceless, misunderstood progression through school, sexuality and humiliating 'accidents', Davies inhabits his younger mind with spectacular accuracy, sharply evoking an era when Green Shield Stamps, Bob-a-Job week and Whizzer & Chips loomed large, a bus fare was 2p - and children had little power in the face of adult motivation. Here, there are often exquisitely tender recollections of the mother he lost at six years old, of a bereaved family struggling to find its way, and the kicks and confusion of adolescence.

Through even the joyous and innocent memories, the pain of Davies's lifelong grief and profound betrayal is unfiltered, searing and beautifully articulated. Just Ignore Him is not only an autobiography, it is a testament to a survivor's resilience and courage.

Featured on the BBC Two Between the Covers programme on 6 November 2020

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'In this book Alan Davies explores the complexity of events in his childhood whilst maintaining his trademark sardonic humour, warmth and intelligence. It's very, very sad at times, but a fascinating look at how childhood tragedy and trauma were treated in that era and how, leavened with humour, one individual/stand-up comic tries to make his way from the dark to the light' Jo Brand


From sibling dynamics, to his voiceless, misunderstood progression through school, sexuality and humiliating 'accidents', Alan Davies inhabits his younger mind with spectacular accuracy, sharply evoking an era when Green Shield Stamps, Bob-a-Job week and Whizzer & Chips loomed large, a bus fare was 2p - and children had little power in the face of adult motivation. Here, there are often exquisitely tender recollections of the mother he lost at six years old, of a bereaved family struggling to find its way, and the kicks and confusion of adolescence.

Through even the joyous and innocent memories, the pain of Davies's lifelong grief and profound betrayal is unfiltered, searing and beautifully articulated. Just Ignore Him is not only an autobiography, it is a testament to a survivor's resilience and courage.

'The book is written extremely well . . . There have always been many reasons to admire Alan Davies. Now we can add extraordinary courage' Charlotte Heathcote, Mirror

A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away. And what a story he has to tell. What a writer he is. Alternately funny, sad, frightening, sweet, savage and tender, Just Ignore Him will never leave you. I always knew that the dumb bewildered puppy persona that Alan so brilliantly projects was a mask for an acute, sensitive, powerfully intelligent and insightful mind, but nothing prepared me for such a tour de force of writing, for what is destined to become an instant classic. Not a klaxon but a peal of church bells and a twenty-one gun salute. Just Adore Him
Tender, funny and unusually inspiring
One oft repeated speculation about comedians is that their "otherness", as children, led them to take on the mantle of class clown in order to deflect bullying. In truth, the reality is so much more difficult to unravel. In this book Alan Davies explores the complexity of events in his childhood whilst maintaining his trademark sardonic humour, warmth and intelligence. It's very, very sad at times, but a fascinating look at how childhood tragedy and trauma were treated in that era and how, leavened with humour, one individual/stand-up comic tries to make his way from the dark to the light
A heart breaking but also uplifting memoir written with wit, wisdom and great humanity
The book is written extremely well . . . There have always been many reasons to admire Alan Davies. Now we can add extraordinary courage
Davies explores the complexity of his youth with warmth, intelligence and at times even humour. The narrative shifts seamlessly between the 1970s and the present day . . . important and insightful
Raw and compelling
Suffused with Davies's trademark dry humour, balancing heartbreak and hope with a steady hand
Surely the bravest memoir of the year
An intimate, open-hearted book
Required reading . . . fantastic
A sad, brave and beautifully written memoir