Riotous Assembly
AUTHOR: Tom Sharpe
ISBN: 9780330234238 BINDING: softcover PAGES: 249
Year: 1871 Size: 110mm x 178mm x 14mm Condition: used
DESCRIPTION: Riotous Assembly... This book is a hysterically funny satire, set in the mid 20th Century South Africa. Sharpe has taken aspects of the South African police force, which would otherwise be of serious matter and turned it into a witty and enjoyable insight into the apartheid era. Unique and quirky characters contribute to a twisting and intriguing plot, which will make your head spin. Even if the subject matter does not appeal to all, Sharpe's savagely hillarious approach will make you laugh out loud. Tom Sharpe was born in 1928 and educated at Lancing College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He did his National Service in the Marines before going to South Africa in 1951, where he did social work before teaching in Natal. He had a photographic studio in Pietermaritzburg from 1957 until 1961, when he was deported- From 1963 to 1972 he was a lecturer in History at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the XXXIII-me Grand Prix de l'Humour Noir Xavier Forneret. He is married and lives in Cambridge.
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