cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich) (04/02/85)
[] Has anyone else discovered Tom Sharpe? He is an Englishman, writing sardonically farcical novels something like the early Kingsley Amis. If you like to laugh, Mr. Sharpe can help. My favorite so far is "Wilt." The plot cannot be summarized without the protection of "rot13." If you've read Chaucer, in particular "The Miller's Tale", well - "Wilt" has the same kind of extravagantly improbable, extravagantly ribald plot, sustained over the length of a novel. "Wilt," "The Wilt Alternative," "Vintage Stuff," and others are currently available in paperback. Regards, Chris -- Full-Name: Christopher J. Henrich UUCP: ..!(cornell | ariel | ukc | houxz)!vax135!petsd!cjh US Mail: MS 313; Perkin-Elmer; 106 Apple St; Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Phone: (201) 870-5853
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (04/03/85)
> [] > Has anyone else discovered Tom Sharpe? He is an Englishman, > writing sardonically farcical novels something like the early > Kingsley Amis. If you like to laugh, Mr. Sharpe can help. > BY ALL MEANS, read Sharpe if you can find his books. You will split your sides laughing. In addition to the Wilt books, I also recommend "The Throwback". Sharpe got thrown out of South Africa for writing farces about the government, and those are well worth reading also. -- jcpatilla "'Get stuffed !', the Harlequin replied ..."