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Om bidragsyterne
Anthony McGowan worked as a nightclub bouncer, civil servant and Open University tutor before he became an award-winning YA author. His The Knife that Killed Me became a film in 2013. He lives in Camden, north-west London, with his wife and two children. His latest novel for teenagers, Rook, was shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal.
<p>‘The funniest book was Anthony McGowan’s <em>The Art of Failing</em>, which alternates self-mocking slapstick with flashes of weirdness reminiscent of Gogol.’</p>
<i>Observer</i>, Books of the Year
<p>‘He fails spectacularly successfully it has to be said. If cringeworthy embarrassment were a superpower, Anthony would be an Avenger. It is Pepys’ diary if Pepys were a middle-aged, 21<sup>st</sup>-century Smiths fan with athlete’s foot. You’ll laugh and feel mild pity.’</p>
- Matt Haig,
<p>‘Perfect to dip into for entertainingly bite-sized anecdotes.’</p>
<i>Observer</i>
<p>’There is no sharper, funnier, cleverer writer in Britain today than Anthony McGowan.’</p>
- Robert Twigger, author of <i>Micromastery</i>,
<p>'A book that will ultimately make you smile, and re-read'.</p>
<i>BookBag</i>
<p>‘Humorously chronicles the quotidian frustrations, discomforts, and outright failures…faced over the course of one year… McGowan always brings a quirky and refreshing perspective… Entertaining.’</p>
<i>Kirkus</i>
<p>‘A children’s book writer and school lecturer who swears like a sailor and adds smut wherever possible. McGowan’s as close to a Python character as one could reasonably fear. There’s no stereotyping Anthony McGowan.’</p>
<i>San Francisco Review of Books</i>
<p>‘Consistently amusing, charming, and occasionally rather touching.’</p>
<i>Big Issue</i>
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Anthony McGowan worked as a nightclub bouncer, civil servant and Open University tutor before he became an award-winning YA author. His The Knife that Killed Me became a film in 2013. He lives in Camden, north-west London, with his wife and two children. His latest novel for teenagers, Rook, was shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal.