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Riotous Assembly / Wilt
London. 23 cm. 477p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Tom Sharpe. [Wilt ][Wilt. ]. Riotous assembly. - Originally London : Secker & Warburg, 1971 - Wilt. - Originally London : Secker & Warburg, 1976 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 0907486568
- GenresHumor
477 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1984
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About the author
Tom Sharpe
87 books555 followersTom Sharpe was an English satirical author, born in London and educated at Lancing College and at Pembroke College, Cambridge. After National Service with the Royal Marines he moved to South Africa in 1951, doing social work and teaching in Natal, until deported in 1961.
His work in South Africa inspired the novels Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. From 1963 until 1972 he was a History lecturer at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, which inspired his "Wilt" series Wilt, The Wilt Alternative, Wilt on High and Wilt in Nowhere.
His novels feature bitter and outrageous satire of the apartheid regime (Riotous Assembly and its sequel Indecent Exposure), dumbed- or watered-down education (the Wilt series), English class snobbery (Ancestral Vices, Porterhouse Blue, Grantchester Grind), the literary world (The Great Pursuit), political extremists of all stripes, political correctness, bureaucracy and stupidity in general. Characters may indulge in bizarre sexual practices, and coarser characters use very graphic and/or profane language in dialogue. Sharpe often parodies the language and style of specific authors commonly associated with the social group held up for ridicule. Sharpe's bestselling books have been translated into many languages.
His work in South Africa inspired the novels Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. From 1963 until 1972 he was a History lecturer at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, which inspired his "Wilt" series Wilt, The Wilt Alternative, Wilt on High and Wilt in Nowhere.
His novels feature bitter and outrageous satire of the apartheid regime (Riotous Assembly and its sequel Indecent Exposure), dumbed- or watered-down education (the Wilt series), English class snobbery (Ancestral Vices, Porterhouse Blue, Grantchester Grind), the literary world (The Great Pursuit), political extremists of all stripes, political correctness, bureaucracy and stupidity in general. Characters may indulge in bizarre sexual practices, and coarser characters use very graphic and/or profane language in dialogue. Sharpe often parodies the language and style of specific authors commonly associated with the social group held up for ridicule. Sharpe's bestselling books have been translated into many languages.
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July 15, 2017
I suppose people were easier to please in the 70s.
February 18, 2019
Books are rarely laugh-out-loud funny. But this one was.
September 23, 2015
Laugh out loud on the train funny.
Dribble of wee funny.
Aching jaw funny.
Uncomfortable, disturbed, looking half-away from the page funny.
Tom Sharpe is simply one of the funniest writers I have ever read, and I've read a lot of books.
A master of the art of schadenfreude - the art of laughing at someone else's misfortune.
So what more can I say?
Highly recommended.
Dribble of wee funny.
Aching jaw funny.
Uncomfortable, disturbed, looking half-away from the page funny.
Tom Sharpe is simply one of the funniest writers I have ever read, and I've read a lot of books.
A master of the art of schadenfreude - the art of laughing at someone else's misfortune.
So what more can I say?
Highly recommended.
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October 27, 2016
Based in the old South Africa with extreme exagerration of stereotypical characters that include sexual abnormality and lethal violence mixed with crude humour and pitiful manager. I like it
Displaying 1 - 5 of 6 reviews