I Am Not A Number, Alex Cox
I Am Not A Number, Alex Cox
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I Am (Not) A Number
Decoding The Prisoner

Author: Alex Cox

Narrator: Alex Cox

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PublishDrive

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

The enormously puzzling TV series The Prisoner has developed a rapt cult following, and has often been described as 'surreal' or 'Kafkaesque.'

Alex Cox watched all the episodes of The Prisoner on their first broadcast, at the ripe old age of thirteen. In I Am (Not) a Number, Cox believes he provides the answers to all the questions which have engrossed and confounded viewers including:

- Who is Number 6?
- Who runs The Village?
- Who - or what - is Number 1?

According to Cox, the key to understanding The Prisoner is to view the series in the order in which the episodes were made - and not in the re-arranged order of the UK or US television screenings. In this book he provides an innovative and controversial 'explanation' for what is perhaps the best, the most original, and certainly the most perplexing, TV series of all time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on June 08, 2018

A very short book, but quite a good one for fans of the original television series, THE PRISONER. The writer sets forth on the task of “decoding” the secrets of a series that has baffled aficionados for decades. His approach is remarkably simple ... watch the episodes in the order in which they were......more

Goodreads review by Santi on November 14, 2017

After reading some reviews, I was aware that this was a less-than-accomplished book on The Prisoner. But I had thoroughly enjoyed Alex Cox' previous book "10,000 ways to die," a wonderful story of the spaghetti western, so I decided to give it a go. The book turned out as I expected: a very estimula......more

Goodreads review by Bob Fish on April 07, 2024

As much as I love Alex Cox, this book adds next to nothing to McGoohan’s brilliant landmark television masterpiece The Prisoner. Just see the show and I’ll Be seeing you 👌......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on February 06, 2023

A very plausible and well thought out take on the surreal 1960s series The Prisoner. Lacks footnotes or a bibliography but contains enough clues to track down sources for his descriptions of what happened on the set. Mr Cox writes up the episodes in production order, as stated by call sheets he locat......more

Goodreads review by Willy on January 02, 2020

I find myself at odds with many of Cox's conclusions, but the book was great fun - it had the feel of a spirited, friendly debate between fans of the great series, which is as it should be. His points are still well argued and worthy of consideration.......more