David Mitchell: Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy
- And Other Rules to Live By
- Verlag:
- Faber And Faber Ltd., 09/2020
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781783351985
- Artikelnummer:
- 9496823
- Gewicht:
- 220 g
- Maße:
- 201 x 131 mm
- Stärke:
- 19 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 15.9.2020
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
THE SUNDAY TIMESTOP TEN BESTSELLER
'A delight!' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2
'Very entertaining.' Irish Times
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From UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, horsemeat lasagne to Trump in the White House: bestselling comedian David Mitchell brilliantly tackles the dumbfounding times we live in.
As facts are downgraded to opinions, as customers are preyed upon by algorithm-wielding websites, voters by targeted lies, cinema-goers by superheroes and children by measles, it is probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.
But if you're determined to give it a go, you might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell's attempts to make light of all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, condiments, proportional representation and rude street names are all touched upon by Mitchell's unremitting laser of chit-chat. Read this book and slightly change your life!
Biografie
David Mitchell, born in 1969, grew up in Worcestershire. After graduating from Kent University, he taught English in Japan, where he wrote his first novel, "Ghostwritten". Published in 1999, it was awarded the Mail on Sunday John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. His second novel, "number9dream", was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and in 2003, David Mitchell was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists.
