Enough Said

A legend of British letters * Financial Times *
Alan Bennett is our greatest living writer * Daily Mail *
In an age of curated self-belief, his vulnerabilities feel refreshing, his reticence almost radical… we are left with the bracing consolation of a mind that has never stopped doubting, never stopped observing, never stopped quietly, stubbornly climbing the stairs * The Times *
Alan Bennett has definitively arrived at the status of public institution… against the societal upheaval of this period, Bennett provides a welcome unsentimental deflation of political grandiosity… The eclecticism of this collection ultimately charms * Irish Times *
Nostalgia, shame and gossip from Alan Bennett … A man for all seasons * Guardian *
Surprisingly raucous… Alan Bennett is our greatest living writer * Daily Mail *
These warm recollections are welcome and very charming… What remains a pleasure is Bennett’s relish of the spoken language, both recalled and current * Spectator *
Entertaining [and] immaculately produced… Nicely paced, artfully varied, seldom repetitious * Observer *
Homely and scabrous, cosy and sardonic, waspish and humorous … Don’t believe the title: Enough Said will surely not be the last we hear from Alan Bennett * Literary Review *
Terrific. He’s always been witty. Occasionally he’s wise. It’s a winning compound * Telegraph *
It’s time to address the paranormal forcefield around Bennett, which means we always see him as Wry National Treasure Alan Bennett, Britain’s cultural equivalent of a much loved elderly spaniel. In reality , however, Bennett is not fluffy and has spent decades telling us this – Caitlin Moran * The Times *
Its eclectic entries reveal a mind that remains inquiring deep into the brambles of old age. Whether writing about hymns or the comedy of Stewart Lee, the judgments are dependably sharp * New European *
So accustomed are we now to Bennett’s prose that it takes a mental leap to notice just how good he is, how finely tuned his sentences, the microscopic power of his observation * iNews *
Characteristically wry and gently incisive * Yorkshire Evening Post *
Compelling [and] affecting… The Bennett of these pages is in constant and lively dialogue with himself * Times Literary Supplement *
Bennett is an observant diarist, and he possesses the true diarist’s knack of being compulsively readable when writing of the quotidian… A richly inventive writer * Oldie *
Mellow [and] beautiful… Enough Said is a testament to a life richly and widely lived * The Tablet *
Hopefully Enough Said isn’t the full stop its title implies - but if it is, it’s a wonderful way to bow out * buzz *
I was stupidly thrilled to find I’m mentioned in it – Matthew Bourne

Alan Bennett’s works of prose include House Arrest, Keeping On Keeping On, Writing Home and Untold Stories (PEN/Ackerley Prize, 2006). His fiction includes The Uncommon Reader, Smut: Two Unseemly Stories and Killing Time. His celebrated work for the stage and screen include Talking Heads, Forty Years On, The Lady in the Van, A Question of Attribution, The Madness of George III, an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, The History Boys, The Habit of Art, People, Hymn, Cocktail Sticks, Two Besides and Allelujah!

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