The American No: Stories

by Rupert Everett

Overview

Eight masterful stories of love and loss, drama and glamour, and hope and rejection from the acclaimed actor and “supremely gifted writer” (The Sunday Times, London) Rupert Everett.

In his first, glorious collection of stories, Rupert Everett takes us on exhilarating journeys with a cast of extraordinary characters. From Oscar Wilde’s last night in Paris to the ferociously unforgiving world of a Los Angeles talent agency and beyond, these stories are evocative, moving, and tender. Brilliantly witty, elegiac, and drawing from the wealth of film and TV ideas Everett has worked on over the course of his illustrious career, The American No will delight and surprise his many fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781668076453
Publisher:	Atria Books
Publication date:	02/11/2025
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

Rupert Everett shot to fame with the film Another Country in 1984 and has been a hugely successful actor and writer for many years. His films include My Best Friend’s Wedding, Shakespeare in Love, The Madness of King George, Napoleon, and much more. He is the author of two novels, three works of nonfiction, and a collection of short stories. He lives in London and New York.

Editorial Reviews

International Praise for Rupert Everett’s Previous Books

“Hilariously honest...a kind of rake's progress....as good as Evelyn Waugh.” —Daily Mail (UK)

“A supremely gifted writer.” —Lynn Barber, The Times (London)

“Irresistible.” —Sunday Times Books of the Year (London)

“A literary star.” —Daily Telegraph (UK)

“An instant classic.” —Independent

“The joy of Everett as a writer has always been his pitilessly clear-eyed perspective, especially of himself...Everett has become one of the most delightful writers about modern fame...He has a writing style as seductive as his youthful beauty...every sentence Everett writes rings with his personality, and it's a personality that has always been irresistible.” —Hadley Freeman, Guardian Book of the Day (UK)

“It quivers with honesty, A-list gossip and sardonic prose...We should really start describing him as a writer who acts, rather than the other way round...He's brilliantly caustic on Hollywood and the march of time.” —The Times (London)

“We know, by now, that Everett is a deliciously gifted writer. Nothing and no one escapes his attention...However wasteful and capricious his first profession, we know that he is perfectly safe. The blank page will henceforth always be his. He is a writer to his (aching) bones.” —Rachel Cooke, Observer (UK)

“His resilient energy, sharp-eyed intelligence and keen sense of the ridiculous, as well as his capacity for short-term enjoyment of life's sensual pleasures, infuse his writing with a warm glow...the sheer force of his personality is irresistible and there isn't a dull moment.” —Telegraph (London)

“Every page...sparkles. He writes with ready wit, fetching self-deprecation and a turn of phrase that brings places and people vividly to life. He can capture a character in a sentence or convey the fading grandeur of a hotel and city in a few lines...You hope there are more adventures to come and that Everett continues to chronicle them with the wit and panache that he displays here.” —Daily Express (UK)

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