The Discovery of Heaven
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The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by Dutch writer Harry Mulisch. It is considered Mulisch's masterpiece and was voted best book in the Dutch language in a 2007 poll among the readers of NRC Hand
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Cover of an English translation
Stephen Fry
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Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, comedian, writer, and broadcaster. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco and the sitcom Blackadder, before gaining recognition as part of t
The Discovery of Heaven
…voted best book in the Dutch language in a 2007 poll among the readers of NRC Handelsblad. A 2001 film adaptation by director Jeroen Krabbé features Stephen Fry and Flora Montgomery in the leading roles. In the book, an angel-like being is given the task of returning the stone tablets containing the Ten…
Fry in 2024
Fry at rehearsals for a student production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, 1975
Fry called Oscar Wilde (pictured) in the 1997 film Wilde, a role he was "born to play".
Fry signing autographs at the Apple Store, Regent Street, London in 2009