Audio books stephen fry presents a selection of oscar wildes short stories. I enjoy audio versions, especially those read by the author as you can feel the real emotion behind the words. Moab is my wash pot, ouer edom wil i cast out my shooe. Stephen fry spends his 18th birthday in prison youtube. Not to be read until i am twentyfivei know what you will think when you read this. A number one bestseller in britain, stephen frys astonishingly frank, funny, wise memoir is the book that his fans everywhere have been waiting for. Buy a discounted paperback of moab is my washpot online from australias leading online bookstore. Moab is my washpot 2003 read online free book by stephen. The fragile nature of audio cassette tape is sadly matched by the inherent poor sonic performance and alignment inconsistencies due to mass production.
A number one bestseller in britain, stephen frys astonishingly. Available now as an audiobook, moab is my washpot is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively listenable. Moab is my washpot published 1997 is stephen frys autobiography, covering the first 20 years of his life. Buy moab is my washpot book online at best prices in india on. Click to read more about moab is my washpot by stephen fry. Jun 10, 20 its a complicated allusion, and a quote from wait, googling psalm 60. Moab is my washpot the washpot being a mean article of household stuff, for the use of the feet, as the syriac interprets it, the lowest part of the body, it is a fit title for the moabites, whom david.
The office of washing the feet was in the east commonly performed by slaves, and the meanest of the family, as appears from what abigail said to david when he took her to wife, behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my. An author in the long and honorable tradition of english eccentrics, theatrical division, presents his comingofage story. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. This unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of more fool me.
My overall impression of the book is that fry would have us believe that he is not a posh snob but just. In an age of glossy celebrity autobiographies, moab is my washpot sets the high standard to which others should aspire. Moab is my washpot by stephen fry 9780099457046 booktopia. Moab is my washpot audiobook by stephen fry rakuten kobo. Thirteen years ago, moab is my washpot, stephen frys autobiography of. I can sit across the room with eyes closed while i listen or i can download on to my. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Why is stephen frys autobiography called moab is my washpot. In the book, fry is candid about his past indiscretions, including stealing, cheating and lying. At that time moab is my washpot was not available from audible so i bought it for my kindle. And why his washpot, in which fry wallows, is the same as the ancient land of moab is not clear.
The book will be clean without any major stains or markings, the spine will be in excellent shape with only minor creasing, no pages will be missing and the cover is likely to be very clean. The next step is to enter your payment information. The book is a continuation from the end of his 1997 publication of his first autobiography, moab is my washpot. Stephen frys bestselling memoir tells how, sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home. Jul 01, 2003 i initially bought the eight cassette unabridged moab is my washpot, but was horrified when one of the tapes was eaten by my ghetto blaster. The book covers some of the same ground as in frys first novel, the liar, published in 1991. The fry chronicles store official site of stephen fry. Moab is my washpot by stephen fry overdrive rakuten. Much better, from my point of view, than the fictionalized version of his early life offered in the liar, moab is my washpot is a wry confessional in which the author admits freely what a twat. Moab is my washpot soho press bold literary voices awardwinning international crime fiction. A washpot was what people in the desert used to clean their feet. Following on from his hugely successful books, moab is my washpot and the fry chronicles, comes the third chapter in stephen frys life. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
Praise for moab is my washpot fry is a master of provocative tangents and he remembers with a cheeky wit. Its always easier to listen to someone than to read and interpret for yourself how they feel. I started reading the book on my kindle and then during an audible sale found that moab is my washpot had become available from audible, read of course by stephen fry himself. Choking with dry tears and raging, raging, raging at the absolute indifference of nature and the world to the death of love, the death of hope and the death of beauty, i remember sitting on the end of my bed, collecting these pills and capsules together and wondering why, why when i felt i had so much to offer, so much love, such outpourings of love and energy to spend on the world, i was. Nov 11, 2014 moab is my washpot af stephen fry paperback bog bog med blodt omslag og limet ryg. Buy moab is my washpot book online at low prices in india. Why is stephen frys autobiography called moab is my. Excerpt from the autobiography moab is my washpot, by stephen fry arrow, 1997. An autobiography is the 2010 autobiography of stephen fry. Moab is my washpot witty, charming, overthetop, very colourful and brutally honest is the only way you can describe this autobiography covering the first troubled, chaotic and indulgent twenty years of stephens life. It rambles along in a not unpleasant way and he will often start an anecdote, become sidetracked and then come back to the original story some pages later. More than this, however, may have been intendednay, we feel sure was intended by the expression.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. About the author as well as being the bestselling author of three novels, moab is my washpot ebook. Listen to moab is my washpot by stephen fry available from rakuten kobo. Stephen fry moab is my washpot audiobook free ebooks. New a new, unread book excellent a this is new unread book that was sitting on the shelve for some time so there is some visible shelwear on it. Stephen fry in his first autobiography moab is my washpot talking about music and his inability to sing. Available now as an audiobook, moab is my washpot is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and. Moab is my washpot wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
It was simultaneously published as an ebook in regular and an enhanced version, an audiobook, and an. Stephen frys bestselling memoir tells how, sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven, he survived beatings, misery, love, ecstasy, carnal violation, expulsion, imprisonment, criminal conviction, probation and catastrophe to emerge, at eighteen. Stephen frys bestselling memoir tells how, sent to a boarding school 200 miles. Often outrageous, always full of humour, fry is the darling of the media, appearing regularly in tv series and chat shows. Editions of moab is my washpot by stephen fry goodreads. Moab is my washpot by stephen fry overdrive rakuten overdrive. Moab is my washpot by stephen fry, 9780099457046, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As well as being the bestselling author of four novels, the stars tennis balls, making history, the hippopotamus, and the liar, and the first volume of his autobiography, moab is my washpot, fry has. Moab is my washpot stephen fry download free ebook. I can sit across the room with eyes closed while i listen or i can download on to my mp3 player to take out with me. Fry often seems to speak before he thinks, only to discover what he is thinking so he can go on speaking again.
Moab is my washpot, stephen fry, new 9780099457046 ebay. It is generally regarded as an aggrandizing statement by king david along the lines of im so great, ill wash my feet over moab. While fry narrates both autobiographies exquisitely, moab is my washpot of his first twenty years, is less interesting and calls for a good reining in and editing even more than the chronicles. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. Available now as an audioboo k, moab is my washpo t is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively listenable. But does that, or does that not tell you something of the psychological minefield one trod through in those days, when it came to questions of sexual nature, of sexuality, as we would say now. Moab is my washpot book by stephen fry thriftbooks. Aug 05, 2004 moab is my washpot is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable stephen frys bestselling memoir tells how, sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven, he survived beatings, misery, love, ecstasy, carnal violation, expulsion, imprisonment, criminal conviction, probation and catastrophe to emerge, at eighteen. Moab is my washpot by stephen, fry, 9780099457046 dymocks. Moab, edom and philistia were small kingdoms at odds with israel. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read moab is my. Would you consider the audio edition of moab is my washpot to be better than the print version. The most interesting part, for me, was his account of how thoroughly he was tormented by his innerdevils as.
Moab is my washpot available now as an audiobook, moab is my washpot is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively listenable. Moab is my washpot is simultaneously daring, impertinent, open, moving, sacrilegious and funny. Oab, which had threatened israel, was to be so completely subdued, and become so utterly contemptible as to be likened to a washpot or basin in which men wash their feet. Moab is my washpot quotes by stephen fry goodreads. Yet, in a book bracingly free of recriminations and grudges, fry blames no one for his crimes, misdemeanors, or adolescent. Moab is my washpot is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable.
Much better, from my point of view, than the fictionalized version of his early life offered in the liar, moab is my washpot is a wry confessional in which the author admits freely what a twat he is while at the same time making the reader at least this one want to hold him tightly and promise. Stephen frys bestselling memoir tells how, sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven, he survived b. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. The washpot was a pot that contained the dirty water when one washed ones feet. Sign up or sign in to see availability for your saved libraries at a glance. The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the hugely successful the fry chronicles, brilliantly read by stephen fry himself. Youll read moab is my washpot not just for the factual story of a young man whose confused sexuality takes him to the edge of selfdestruction, but for the joy and beauty of the written word. Download moab is my washpot pdf ebook by stephen fry. In this book fry focuses on his childhood and adolescence, particularly his years at boarding school, and reveals his selfconfessed weaknesses. Stephen frys bestselling memoir tells how, sent to a. Oab, which had threatened israel, was to be so completely subdued, and become so utterly contemptible as to be likened to a washpot or basin in which men wash their.