The Wilt Alternative: (Wilt Series 2) by Tom Sharpe Paperback Book

Description: The Wilt Alternative by Tom Sharpe Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Henry Wilt returns for the second Wilt novel, to battle bureaucrats, politicians, terrorists and much more, at Fenland College.Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts & Technology and the fantasies he now confronts are those of political bigots and reactionary bureaucrats - in addition to his wifes enthusiasm for every Organic Alternative under the compost heap and the insistence of his quadruplets on looking at every problem with an unflinching lack of sentimentality.It is only when Wilt becomes the unintentional participant in a terrorist siege that he is forced to find an answer to the problems of power, which have corrupted greater men than he. With a mental ingenuity born of his innate cowardice, Wilt fights for those liberal values which are threatened both by international terrorism and by the sophisticated methods of police anti-terrorist agents. In the confusion that follows, Wilt resumes his dialogue with the unflagging Inspector Flint and is himself subjected to the indignity of a psycho-political profile.Bitingly funny and brilliantly written, The Wilt Alternative exposes the farcical anomalies, which have become the social norms of our time. Notes Henry Wilt returns for the second Wilt novel, to battle bureaucrats, politicians, terrorists and much more, at Fenland College. Back Cover A caustic, inventive comic novel Times Literary Supplement His wit is devastating, his eye for detail exacting, his prose polished, serpentine, elegant and deadly ... as savvy and savage as Evelyn Waugh ... as dazzingly inventive and bizarrely original as P.G. Wodehouse Detroit News A farce touching fingers with a rich comic vision - sublime orgiastic satire Guardian Sharpe is the funniest novelist currently writing ... I sat curled up with laughter Time Out Author Biography Tom Sharpe was born in 1928 and educated at Lancing College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He did his national service in the Marines before moving 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, and from 1963 to 1972 he was a lecturer in History at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology.He is the author of sixteen bestselling novels, including Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape, which were serialised on television, and Wilt, which was made into a film. In 1986 he was awarded the XXIII me Grand Prix de lHumour Noir Xavier Forneret, and in 2010 he was awarded the inaugural BBK La Risa de Bilbao Prize. Tom Sharpe died in June 2013 at his home in northern Spain. Review Made me laugh aloud...a delight from beginning to end. * Sunday Telegraph *A caustic, inventive comic novel. * Times Literary Supplement *A farce touching fingers with a rich comic vision...sublime orgiastic satire. * Guardian *His wit is devastating, his eye for detail exacting, his prose polished, serpentine, elegant and deadly ... as savvy and savage as Evelyn Waugh ... as dazzingly inventive and bizarrely original as P.G. Wodehouse * Detroit News *Sharpe is the funniest novelist currently writing ... I sat curled up with laughter * Time Out * Promotional Henry Wilt, Tom Sharpes indefatigable hero, returns to battle bureaucrats, politicians, terrorists and much more, at Fenland College. Review Text Made me laugh aloud...a delight from beginning to end. Review Quote "A farce touching fingers with a rich comic vision… sublime orgiastic satire." -Guardian Promotional "Headline" Henry Wilt returns for the second Wilt novel, to battle bureaucrats, politicians, terrorists and much more, at Fenland College. Details ISBN009946649X Author Tom Sharpe Year 2004 ISBN-10 009946649X ISBN-13 9780099466499 Format Paperback Imprint Arrow Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Media Book Publisher Cornerstone Pages 320 Subtitle (Wilt Series 2) Publication Date 2004-04-01 UK Release Date 2004-04-01 AU Release Date 2004-04-01 NZ Release Date 2004-04-01 Translator Robert Chandler Edited by Ana Sofia Ribeiro Birth 1970 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Series Wilt Alternative 9781407094908 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:569091;

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