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Literary Life Revisited Book

No matter if you’re directly involved in this strange industry called publishing or delight in observing its machinations from the sidelines, the preternatural observational skills of Posy Simmonds are employed to full effect in her take down of the pretentions, skulduggery and just plain desperation behind the characters who write, produce, publicise and sell (!) those books so central to our lives. Originally finding print in 2003, this completely revised edition of Literary Life includes some forty extra pages of material, including the two numbingly spot-on series of literary derring-do Rick Raker and Dr Derek. Throughout, Simmond's unmatchable powers of social observation (from authors to booksellers) are a complete, acerbic delight. Simmonds is the mind and fine draughtsman’s eye behind those stunning tales of contemporary mores Gemma Bovery and Tamara Drew, plus a number of children’s titles including the ever-wonderful Fred, the story of the world’s most famous cat.Read More

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    First published in 2003, Literary Life became an instant classic as readers (and writers) delighted in watching Posy Simmonds skewer the pains and pretensions of the writer's (and reader's) calling with her inimitable flair for witty satire and sharp social observation. As well as all the cartoons and comic strips from the original edition, The Complete Literary Life includes 40 extra pages of cartoons, including the two series Rick Raker and Dr Derek, in which two very different heroes attempt to right the wrongs afflicting the writing world, one by brute force and skulduggery, the other with a silky bedside manner.

  • 1911214381
  • 9781911214380
  • Posy Simmonds
  • 24 November 2016
  • Jonathan Cape
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 112
  • 01
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