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Stalin Ate My Homework

By: Alexei Sayle
Narrated by: Alexei Sayle
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About this listen

Alexei knew he was doomed to be different the day he was taken to see Sergei Eisentein's Alexander Nevsky instead of Walt Disney's Bambi. Born on the day that egg rationing came to an end, Alexei grew up with his parents and the Soviet Weekly. Each year they holidayed in Eastern Europe, where they were shown round locomotive factories and the sites of Nazi atrocities.

Very funny and (almost) stranger than Alexei's fiction, this is a memoir about how Liverpool, Communism, and a mother that his teachers were frightened of, made him want to leave home and make people laugh.

©2010 Alexei Sayle (P)2010 Hodder & Stoughton Funny Witty Thought-Provoking

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If you like Alexei Sayle then you cannot help but like this; it's hilarious. His story of growing up in a Communist family in 1960s Liverpool is told episodically with immense warmth and vivid charm.

Laugh out loud funny

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What an absolutely amazing lesson, especially as it was read by Alexei himself. It was funny, clever, educational and intelligent. A frank depiction of growing up with the added unique background.
It was a real trip down memory lane hearing about the couchette journey across France, which I did myself as a child it brought memories flooding back.
Thank you for sharing such a great journey.

Brilliant and nostalgic

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What an interesting read/listen! Alexi sure had an elaborate childhood that shaped his comic genius. Very easy to listen to.

Great!

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Cracking insight to the early years of Alexei Sayle. Told in a relaxed and funny way by the man himself.

A good book

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I enjoyed this, it's very interesting. My only criticism is it feels like it ended rather suddenly just as things were starting to get interesting. Lots of interesting insights though and definitely worth a listen. Can't wait to see what happens next.

Can't wait for the sequel.

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