BOOK - The Diary of Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time. We know him through Harry in Love Actually. He is the icy Professor Snape in the Harry Potter saga. He made the implacable Hans Gruber iconic in The Crystal Trap. His legendary composure and deep voice are instantly recognizable. He brought an intelligence and a certain mischief to his roles which still continues to captivate a large audience today.

 But Alan Rickman was not just an actor: his writing deals with the extraordinary as well as the ordinary with humor, frankness, a lively wit, a loose and spontaneous pen. He takes us behind the scenes of the theater and cinema, those of the Harry Potter series, the Sense and Sensibility films, Galaxy Quest, The King's Gardens and many others.

 From 1993 to 2015, shortly before his death, this diary offers a rich overview of the actor's public and private life. Discover Alan Rickman the great actor, but also the friend, the traveler, the fan, the director, the enthusiast, in short: the real Alan Rickman. Discover a life fully lived, through the intimate and funny prose that characterizes him. Reading this diary is a bit like listening to Alan Rickman chat with a close friend.

 Prefaced by Emma Thompson, this work also includes as an appendix notes from Alan Rickman's first diaries, from 1974 to 1982, when his acting career was only just beginning.