Blake Morrison salutes Alan Bennett as the writer approaches his 75th birthday by Blake Morrison

Alan Bennett, who turns 75 on Saturday, is a writer who captures the nuances of English life like no other. Blake Morrison salutes the comic writer who became a national treasureBirthdays were never made much of in Alan Bennett's family. He and his older brother share the same birth date, 9 May, which probably means they were both conceived on holiday in Morecambe or Filey. The day has been inauspicious ever since.In…

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