Speak After The Beep
Studies in the art of communicating with inanimate and semi-animate objects
Michael Frayn
"Frayn's book is a joy" (Ned Sherrin, Evening Standard)
A collection of writings by novelist and playwright Michael Frayn, based on his column in the Guardian, covering the pomposities and inanities of public announcements, fashionable conversations and self-advertising of all kinds. From "News at Ten" on "Hamlet" to an extra chapter in the Book of Genesis describing the week after creation; from airline stewards' briefings to a new opera, "The Magic Mobile", in which Papageno tries frantically to phone home from the airport, Frayn displays a accurate ear for the ludicrous prose styles of modern life. "Frayn recently made a welcome return to the Guardian and people like me ... will welcome the resulting slim volume of reprinted pieces, Speak After the Beep." (Richard Ingrams, Spectator)
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About Michael Frayn Michael Frayn was born in 1933 in the suburbs of London and began his career as a reporter on the Guardian, before becoming a columnist. His novels include The Tin Men, The Russian Interpreter, Towards the End of Morning and The Trick of It. He has written a number of plays for television and the stage, including translations of Chekhov and smash hits such as his screenplay Clockwise and his plays Donkeys' Years, Noises Off, Alarms and Excursions and Copenhagen.
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