A Liar's Autobiography: Volume VI
Front cover | |
| Author | Graham Chapman |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Johnathan Hills |
| Cover artist | Johnathan Hills |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Eyre Methuen |
Publication date | 16 October 1980 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 239 |
| ISBN | 0-413-47570-0 |
| OCLC | 256519801 |
| 828/.91407 | |
| LC Class | PN2598.C27 A35 1980 |
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.
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.