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And Then? And Then? What Else?: A Writer's Life

By (author) Daniel Handler, By (author) Lemony Snicket

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A memoir from the beloved author behind the multimillion-copy bestselling A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS AÂ TIMESÂ BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Handlerâ€™s memoir, although subtle, ironic and full of dry wit, still pulses with that same childlike enthusiasm for books. Read it and you might just catch the bug.â€™Â THE SUNDAY TIMES Known to most as Lemony Snicket, the tormented narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events, Daniel Handler spends his days writing â€“ for children and adults; film and television; and, occasionally, the accordion. Mainly, he writes about horrible things: orphans, abusive uncles, poison, murder, arson, bad grammarâ€¦ A love letter to the consoling and terrifying power of books, And Then? And Then? What Else?Â traces Handlerâ€™s life through morbid poetry collections, eccentric acting troupes, hazy midnight taxi rides, second-hand bookstores and psychiatric units. Traversing his personal canon from his first encounter with Baudelaire to Vladimir Nabokov, Elizabeth Bishop and The Pet Shop Boys, Handler offers a witty, poignant exploration of reading, writing and why we tell stories. â€˜Extraordinary... highly entertaining.â€™Â DAILY TELEGRAPH â€˜This erudite, vulnerable, funny and idiosyncratic book ranks among his best. Grown-up fans of Lemony Snicket will enjoy discovering the rest of the story.â€™ WALL STREET JOURNAL