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Christopher Wilson - Hurdy Gurdy, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Hurdy Gurdy

'A cure for pandemic gloom' - The Times

Av Christopher Wilson

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'What the doctor ordered . . . a fiercely funny novel.' Sunday TimesIt is the year of our Lord 1349 and it is the season of the Plague.Brothor Diggory's life is about to change. The sickness is creeping ever closer and the monks of his order must attend to the afflicted. He is about to meet the Plague. What he doesn't realise is that encountering an illness and understanding it are two quite different things . . .An uproarious and uplifting novel about sickness and health, and how perhaps we're never quite as cutting-edge as we might like to believe.'Ribald yet deeply touching.' Observer'Therapeutically hilarious.' Telegraph'Often ingenious and frequently hilarious.' Guardian
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-09-23
  • Mått: 129 x 198 x 16 mm
  • Vikt: 230 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Faber & Faber
  • Antal sidor: 272
  • Förlag: Faber & Faber
  • ISBN: 9780571361953
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Christopher Wilson was the author of several novels including Gallimauf's Gospel, Baa, Blueglass, Mischief, Fou, The Wurd, The Ballad of Lee Cotton and Nookie. His work has been translated into several languages, adapted for the stage and twice shortlisted for the Whitbread Fiction Prize.Wilson completed a published PhD on the psychology of humour at LSE, worked widely as a research psychologist and semiotic consultant, and lectured for ten years at Goldsmiths' College, London University. He taught creative writing in prisons, at university and for The Arvon Foundation. He died on 9 August 2024.

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