The Rotters' Club: 'One of those sweeping, ambitious yet hugely readable, moving

Description: The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe A zestful comedy of personal and social upheaval, this book captures a fateful moment in British politics - the collapse of Old Labour - and imagines its impact on the topsy-turvy world of the bemused teenager: a world in which a lost pair of swimming trunks can be just as devastating as an IRA bomb. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Probably the best English novelist of his generation Nick HornbyJonathan Coes widely acclaimed novel is set in the 1970s against a distant backdrop of strikes, terrorist attacks and growing racial tension. A group of young friends inherit the editorship of their school magazine and begin to put their own distinctive spin onto events in the wider world. A zestful comedy of personal and social upheaval, The Rotters Club captures a fateful moment in British politics - the collapse of Old Labour - and imagines its impact on the topsy-turvy world of the bemused teenager- a world in which a lost pair of swimming trunks can be just as devastating as an IRA bomb. Author Biography Jonathan Coe was born a few miles from Bournville in 1961. The author of political satires such as What a Carve Up! and Number 11, and family sagas such as The Rotters Club and The Rain Before It Falls, his novels have won prizes at home and abroad, including Costa Novel of the Year and the Prix du Livre Europeen (both for Middle England). Review Wonderful storytelling -- Paul Merton Promotional "Headline" Probably the best English novelist of his generation Nick Hornby Details ISBN0241967767 Author Jonathan Coe Year 2014 ISBN-10 0241967767 ISBN-13 9780241967768 Media Book Pages 416 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Format Paperback DEWEY 823.92 Language English UK Release Date 2014-06-26 Narrator Simon Russell Beale Illustrator Pablo Tunica Edited by Sue Buswell Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2014-06-26 Subtitle One of those sweeping, ambitious yet hugely readable, moving, richly comic novels Daily Telegraph Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-08-26 AU Release Date 2014-08-26 Alternative 9780241986479 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:80293422;

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