Tom Stoppard
author profile
born
July 03, 1937
gender
male
place of birth
Zlín, Czech Republic
website
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, FRSL, is a British screenwriter and playwright.
Sign up for Goodreads to pick your favorite quotes and books by Tom Stoppard.
avg rating: 4.11
| 12,685 ratings
| 788 reviews
| 73 distinct works
|
58 fans
More books by Tom Stoppard…
|
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard avg rating 4.14 — 6,400 ratings — published 1967 21 editions |
my rating: 
|
|
Arcadia: A Play by Tom Stoppard avg rating 4.33 — 1,854 ratings — published 1993 7 editions |
my rating:
|
|
The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard avg rating 3.94 — 557 ratings — published 1982 7 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Travesties by Tom Stoppard avg rating 4.05 — 409 ratings — published 1975 4 editions |
my rating:
|
|
The Invention of Love by Tom Stoppard avg rating 4.02 — 377 ratings — published 1997 4 editions |
my rating:
|
|
The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays by Tom Stoppard avg rating 3.96 — 267 ratings — published 1998 |
my rating:
|
|
Rock 'n' Roll: A New Play by Tom Stoppard avg rating 3.78 — 186 ratings — published 2006 4 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Jumpers by Tom Stoppard avg rating 3.66 — 189 ratings — published 1972 9 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Tom Stoppard: Plays 5 : Arcadia, The Real Thing, Night & Day, Indian Ink, Hapgood by Tom Stoppard avg rating 4.22 — 129 ratings — published 2000 |
my rating:
|
|
Indian Ink: A Play by Tom Stoppard avg rating 3.63 — 129 ratings — published 1995 3 editions |
my rating:
|
upcoming events
No scheduled events.
"It is a defect of God's humor that he directs our hearts everywhere but to those who have a right to them."
— Tom Stoppard
— Tom Stoppard
tags:
love
81 people liked it
"If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music... and of aviation."
— Tom Stoppard
— Tom Stoppard
tags:
music
69 people liked it
"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered."
— Tom Stoppard (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead)
— Tom Stoppard (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead)
topics mentioning this author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ Book Challenge: Diane's 100 for 2009 | 21 | 36 | Sep 09, 2009 05:54AM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: FALL CHALLENGE 2009 PLANS | 176 | 1136 | 25 days ago, 08:10AM | |
| Constant Reader: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by Tom Stoppard | 22 | 101 | 16 days ago, 10:57AM | |
| 150 Books Read in...: Diane's 150 of 2009 (148) | 45 | 58 | 4 days ago, 12:06PM | |
| The Rory Gilmore ...: What else are you currently reading? | 822 | 3390 | 10 hours, 34 min ago | |
| The Next Best Boo...: The Title Game | 6500 | 5939 | 1 hour, 54 min ago | |
| The Seasonal Read...: FALL CHALLENGE 2009 COMPLETED TASKS | 3148 | 1513 | 1 hour, 10 min ago |
