Readers' Top 60 Books of the Past 5 years
Peter Shaffer

Peter Shaffer’s Followers (171)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Peter Shaffer


Born
in Liverpool, England, The United Kingdom
May 15, 1926

Died
June 06, 2016

Genre
Drama, Literature & Fiction


Sir Peter Levin Shaffer was an English dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sh... ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.02 · 42,515 ratings · 1,484 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors
Equus
3.92 avg rating — 22,037 ratings — published 1973 — 84 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Amadeus
4.16 avg rating — 18,573 ratings — published 1979 — 62 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
3.83 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 1964 — 49 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Black Comedy
3.92 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 1965 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy
3.87 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 1987 — 16 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Five Finger Exercise
3.57 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1959 — 8 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The White Liars, and Black ...
3.69 avg rating — 70 ratings — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The gift of the Gorgon
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Private Ear - A Play
3.26 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Collected Plays of Pete...
4.63 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Peter Shaffer…
Quotes by Peter Shaffer  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.”
― Peter Shaffer, Five Finger Exercise
tags: life, life-lessons
2984 likes
Like

“If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.”
― Peter Shaffer
tags: art, london, metaphor, new-york-city
149 likes
Like

“Passion, you see, can be destroyed by a doctor. It cannot be created.”
― Peter Shaffer, Equus
39 likes
Like

Polls

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Pick-a-Shelf: Citations de la page quarante-six 14 46 May 27, 2010 05:10PM  
The Most Awesome ...: * Adding Folders for Your Favourite Authors 12 28 Jan 23, 2013 10:39AM  
The Next Best Boo...: This topic has been closed to new comments. The Last Letter Game 2246 2329 May 30, 2013 12:41PM  
Reading with Style: This topic has been closed to new comments. FA 2015 10.9 Approved Authors 10 51 Oct 23, 2015 02:24PM  
Reading with Style: This topic has been closed to new comments. FA 2015 10.9 Six Degrees 441 87 Nov 26, 2015 08:51PM  
The Reading For P...: Jean's Book Nook 2015 96 75 Dec 31, 2015 02:15PM  
Short & Sweet Treats: Literary Hangman 3281 253 Nov 18, 2016 04:26AM  
Book Riot's Read ...: Challenge Meter to Track Progress 28 1108 Dec 28, 2016 01:06PM