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Books recommended by Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Trojan War.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Stephen Fry has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Stephen Fry recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Stephen recommended it.
The Best Trojan War Books
Five Books interview in which Stephen Fry chooses and discusses five books.
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The Iliad
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The Best Trojan War Books”.
The Best Trojan War Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+4 other recommenders: Stewart Brand, Neal Stephenson, David Bowie, Mark Manson
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The Odyssey
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The Best Trojan War Books”.
The Best Trojan War Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+3 other recommenders: Stewart Brand, Neal Stephenson, Mark Manson
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The Aeneid
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The Best Trojan War Books”.
Listed in the source as “The Aeneid (Robert Fitzgerald translation)”.
The Best Trojan War Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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Posthomerica
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The Best Trojan War Books”.
The Best Trojan War Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Tale of Troy
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The Best Trojan War Books”.
The Best Trojan War Books Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Stephen Fry
Books Stephen Fry wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
2 books Stephen recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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5recommendersThe Iliad 5 recommendersStewart Brand, Neal Stephenson, Stephen Fry, David Bowie, Mark Manson
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4recommendersThe Odyssey 4 recommendersStewart Brand, Neal Stephenson, Stephen Fry, Mark Manson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Stephen
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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