As Berry And I Were Saying

Reprinted four times in three months when first published, this semi-autobiographical novel is a humorous account of the author’s hazardous experiences in France, at the end of the World War II. Darker and less frivolous than some of Yates’ earlier books, he describes it as ‘really my own memoir put into the mouths of Berry and Boy’, and at the time of publication it already had a nostalgic feel. A great hit with the public and a ‘scrapbook of the Edwardian age as it was seen by the upper-middle classes’.

Reeditat de patru ori in trei luni, cand a fost publicat pentru prima data, acest roman semi-autobiografic este o relatare plina de umor a experientelor periculoase ale autorului in Franta, la sfarsitul celui de-al doilea razboi mondial. Mai intunecat si mai putin frivol decat unele dintre cartile anterioare ale lui Yates, el il descrie ca „intr-adevar propriul meu memoriu pus in gura lui Berry si Boy”, iar la momentul publicarii avea deja o senzatie nostalgica.