A Liar's Autobiography: Volume VI
A Liar's Autobiography: Volume VI is a comical autobiography written by Graham Chapman of Monty Python fame, featuring a fictionalised account of his life. First published in Britain in 1980, it was republished in 1991, 1999 and 2011.
Front cover | |
| Author | Graham Chapman |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Johnathan Hills |
| Cover artist | Johnathan Hills |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Eyre Methuen |
Publication date | 16 October 1980 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 239 |
| ISBN | 0-413-47570-0 |
| OCLC | 256519801 |
| 828/.91407 | |
| LC Class | PN2598.C27 A35 1980 |
Unusually for an autobiography, the work is credited inside to five authors: Chapman, his partner David Sherlock, Alex Martin, Douglas Adams, and David A. Yallop. Adams' sole contribution was in the form of a sketch written by himself and Chapman for the television pilot Out of the Trees, which was rewritten for the book in the first person and passed off as a real event. It is not known how much material the other writers contributed. The book was re-released in 1991 with an afterword by Eric Idle, which has been included in all subsequent releases.
A semi-sequel, Calcium Made Interesting, was released in 2005.