Protobiography

1998 autobiographical work by William Boyd

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Protobiography is an autobiographical work by the Scottish writer William Boyd that recalls his early childhood. It was published initially in 1998 by Bridgewater Press in a limited edition. A paperback edition was published in 2005 as part of a series of 70 books celebrating the 70th birthday of Penguin Books.[1] The Penguin edition included an additional chapter, "The Hothouse", which was first published in Boyd's book School Ties in 1985.

Design

The book's cover was designed by Gnikram Nevets. The art director was John Hamilton.[2]

Contents

  • "Preface"
  • "Fly Away Home"
  • "The Lion Griefs"
  • "The Hothouse"
  • "Memories of the Sausage Fly"

References

  1. ^ "Protobiography". London: Curtis Brown. 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Protobiography". Book Cover Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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Works by William Boyd
Novels
  • A Good Man in Africa (1981)
  • An Ice-Cream War (1982)
  • Stars and Bars (1984)
  • The New Confessions (1987)
  • Brazzaville Beach (1990)
  • The Blue Afternoon (1993)
  • Armadillo (1998)
  • Nat Tate (1998)
  • Any Human Heart (2002)
  • Restless (2006)
  • Ordinary Thunderstorms (2009)
  • Waiting for Sunrise (2012)
  • Solo (2013)
  • Sweet Caress (2015)
  • Love is Blind (2018)
  • Trio (2020)
  • The Romantic (2022)
Short story collections
Screenplays
  • Good and Bad at Games (1983)
  • Dutch Girls (1985)
  • Scoop (1987)
  • Stars and Bars (1988)
  • Mister Johnson (1990)
  • Tune in Tomorrow (1990)
  • Chaplin (1992)
  • A Good Man in Africa (1994)
  • The Trench (1999)
  • Sword of Honour (2001)
  • Armadillo (2001)
  • A Waste of Shame (2005)
  • Man to Man (2005)
  • Any Human Heart (2010)
  • Restless (2012)
Plays
  • Longing (2013)
  • The Argument (2016)
Non-fiction
  • Protobiography (1998)
  • Bamboo (2005)