The Fry Chronicles - by Stephen Fry Paperback

About the Book

Celebrated actor, comedian, and writer Stephen Fry offers a deeply personal and entertaining account of his life. This autobiography covers his years at Cambridge, his rise to fame, and his struggles with addiction and self-discovery.

Book Synopsis

Celebrated actor, comedian, and writer Stephen Fry offers a deeply personal and entertaining account of his life.

This autobiography covers his years at Cambridge, his rise to fame, and his struggles with addiction and self-discovery.

Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge on probation: a convicted fraudster and thief, an addict, liar, fantasist, and failed suicide, convinced that at any moment he would be found out and flung away. Instead, university life offered him love, romance, and the chance to stand on a stage and entertain.

Fry's storytelling intertwines humor with pain, revealing an honest journey of friendships, professional triumphs, and personal demons.

He recounts his relationships with Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, and Rowan Atkinson, and his rise to fame on shows like Saturday Live and Blackadder.

Critics have praised The Fry Chronicles for its candid, sincere, and charming narrative, with insightful commentary on fame, the notion of public versus private self, and the challenges of overcoming personal obstacles.

Review Quotes

"Funny, poignant His prose feels like an ideal form of conversation." "The Washington Post"
"Charming His compilation of crotchets can be both compelling and cockamamie." "The Wall Street Journal"
"Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book." "The Times" (London)
"You'd have to be not just very smart but witty, humorous and inventive to have had the career he has, but still more to encapsulate so much of it, playfully yet seriously, in this book."

"Funny, poignant... His prose feels like an ideal form of conversation." -- -"The Washington Post"
"Charming ... His compilation of crotchets can be both compelling and cockamamie." -- "The Wall Street Journal"
"Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book." -- -"The Times" (London)
"You'd have to be not just very smart but witty, humorous and inventive to have had the career he has, but still more to encapsulate so much of it, playfully yet seriously, in this book."

"You'd have to be not just very smart but witty, humorous and inventive to have had the career he has, but still more to encapsulate so much of it, playfully yet seriously, in this book."

"Charming ... His compilation of crotchets can be both compelling and cockamamie."--"The Wall Street Journal"

"Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book."--"The Times" (London)

About the Author

Stephen Fry is an actor, producer, director, and writer who has starred in numerous TV series including "Blackadder, Jeeves & Wooster," and the sketch show "A Bit of Fry & Laurie." He is the bestselling author of four novels as well as several works of nonfiction.