‘This is a brilliant first novel, obscene, funny, opulently written, and, of course, agonisingly moral'

Observer

‘No one else I can think of writes about contemporary Britain with such elan, energy and witty intelligence. Rejoice'

Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

‘Written with diabolical gusto and skill'

Evening Standard

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‘Vastly entertaining'

The Times

When the young Ian Wharton first meets Mr Broadhurst, he is completely unaware of the influence he will come to exert over his life as ‘The Fat Controller' - a constant companion and confidant and also the obese, erudite manifestation of Ian's mental illness. As Ian's idea of fun becomes increasingly extreme, the reader is taken to a place where morality is eroded by the dull grind of modernity and everything becomes admissable.
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Will Self's provocative, shocking and completely unique novel of psychosis and contemporary malaise
‘This is a brilliant first novel, obscene, funny, opulently written, and, of course, agonisingly moral'
Will Self's provocative, shocking and completely unique novel of psychosis and contemporary malaise
A brilliant novel - a savage indictment of our times and a unique work of the imagination

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781408827420
Publisert
2011-09-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

Forfatter

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Will Self is the author of four collections of short stories (the first of which, The Quantity Theory of Insanity, won the 1992 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award), five novels (of which How the Dead Live was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year in 2002), and four non-fiction works. He is a regular broadcaster on television and radio and as a journalist a contributor to a plethora of publications. He lives in London with his wife and four children.