Alan Bennett's witty, sly stories are a delight. The comedy of misperception Smut offers plenty of Bennett's trademark pleasures. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe. The comedy of misperception Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. About the Book. One of England's finest and most loved writers explores the uncomfortable and tragicomic gap between people's public appearance and their private desires in . “Smut: two unseemly stories” is, as the title suggests, an omnibus of two short stories by English author and actor, Alan Bennett. The first story is The Greening of Mrs Donaldson. Mrs Donaldson, recently widowed, finds herself a little short on cash and decides to take a student couple as lodgers.
SMUT. by Alan Bennett. BUY NOW FROM. AMAZON MORE BY ALAN BENNETT. Nonfiction. KEEPING ON KEEPING ON. by Alan Bennett Nonfiction. A LIFE LIKE OTHER PEOPLE'S. by Alan Bennett Fiction. THE UNCOMMON READER. by Alan Bennett Nonfiction. UNTOLD STORIES. Smut: Stories. by Alan Bennett. 1. Why do you think that the novel is entitled Smut? What statements do you think that Bennett is making by using a title with such connotations? 2. What connections can be drawn between the two novellas? Is the topic of sex approached the same way in both novellas? Do the characters share similar feelings about. Alan Bennett has been one of England's leading dramatists since the success of Beyond the Fringe. The History Boys (Faber, ) won six Tony Awards; his most recent play is The Habit of Art. 1. Why do you think that the novel is entitled Smut? What statements do you think that Bennett is making by using a title with such connotations? 2.
“Smut: two unseemly stories” is, as the title suggests, an omnibus of two short stories by English author and actor, Alan Bennett. The first story is The Greening of Mrs Donaldson. Mrs Donaldson, recently widowed, finds herself a little short on cash and decides to take a student couple as lodgers. On Sept. 24, , in one of his published diaries, Alan Bennett — the British dramatist, screenwriter and master of the long short story — sighs over a spate of mixed reviews: “Well, one. English writer Alan Bennett knows how to title-ate, that is, give a book just the right kind of titillating title. His sly "Smut," a slender page affair housing two longish short stories.
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