Literary Memoir 2020

Mr Wilder and Me by Jonathan Coe

Published in Spanish as El señor Wilder y yo

On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing.

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What it is

Told in two timelines · comforting, like coming home

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How it's told

Structure
Two timelines
Who tells it
First person

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you like to close a book feeling better

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