Mister Roberts
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Published:3rd Sep '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Critically acclaimed author Alexei Sayle introduces the curious tale of MISTER ROBERTS in his most funny and poignant novel yet.
Above a small village in Spain, an English costume designer sees a bright shining star lurch abruptly across the sky.On Christmas Day a strong, silent man with blank eyes enters Bar Noche Azul.
Only a thirteen year old boy could have guessed that there was any connection between the two.
Wonderfully inventive, darkly funny and thoughtful, MISTER ROBERTS is both an original coming-of-age story and an unusual take on the corrupting influence of power.
'Ridiculously entertaining' * The Times *
'A deliciously barmy, yet affecting cautionary tale...the considered, pitch-perfect prose of a talented novelist who also happens to have a wildly perverse imagination, and a store of beautifully delivered one-liners.' * Scotsman *
Among the very few comedians to write fiction which can be taken seriously as literature . . . It's also extremely funny. * Independent on Sunday *
Brains, wit and welcome absurdity...there is also a surprising amount of warmth * Guardian *
'Full of inventive comedy' * Herald *
Hilariously bonkers * Red *
ISBN: 9780340961568
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 13mm
Weight: 140g
192 pages