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Dear Me (book)

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Dear Me is an autobiography by Peter Ustinov, published in 1977.[1] The book's title is a play on words, since, in addition to "dear me" being a lament, it refers to the fact that the book is addressed to himself, as a conversation between Ustinov's "all too solid flesh" and "remorseless spirit." (Ustinov, Peter. Dear Me. London, Heinemann. 1977. ISBN 0-434-81711-2)

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  1. ^ Don Lee Fred Nilsen; Ralph Ellison (2000). Humor in Twentieth-century British Literature: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-313-29424-2.