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"Sometimes, particularly in summers in New York, I have tried to write in shorts or with no shirt on and found myself unable to do so, the reason being, I take it, that writing, even of the most impersonal sort, is for me a divestment, a striptease, even, so that if I start off undressed, I have nowhere to go."

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Summers

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Dramatist

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About Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett is an English dramatist, screenwriter, actor, and author. He became widely known from Beyond the Fringe and later for stage and screen works including The History Boys. He is recognized as a major voice in contemporary British theater and letters.

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