The uncommon reader is a novella by alan bennett after appearing first in the london review of books vol 29 no 5 it was published later the same year in book form by faber faber and profile books an audiobook version read by the author was released on cd in 2007. From one of englands most celebrated writers a funny and superbly observed novella about the queen of england and the subversive power of reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library. The uncommon reader a novella by alan bennett the author of the tony award winner the history boys alan bennett is one of britains best loved literary voices with the uncommon reader he brings us a playful homage to the written word imagining a world in which literature becomes a subversive bridge between powerbrokers and commoners. The uncommon reader is a political and literary satire but its also a lovely lesson in the redemptive and subversive power of reading and how one book can lead to another and another and another but most of all the uncommon reader is a lot of fun to read bob minzesheimer usa today. The uncommon reader a novella hardcover by bennett alan very good 404 shipping seller 991 positive train dreams a novella johnson denis verygood 791 shipping seller 994 positive the uncommon reader a novella by alan bennett 449 shipping seller 993 positive