'John O'Farrell couldn't be unfunny if he tried' Alan Johnson 'A touch of self-deprecation and a sense of humour... John O'Farrell has these qualities in spades' Guardian 'O'Farrell is a consistently humorous writer with an acute ear for the absurdities of middle class pretension' Mail on Sunday _________________ All across Britain, a generation of grown-up children are graduating from university, moving back in to their old bedrooms and showing their gratitude by berating their parents for their out-of-date politics. But for proud and high-profile left-wingers Emma and Eddie Hughes, the return of their only child is a far greater challenge than they ever could have anticipated. Young Dylan had warned them there was something personal he needed to tell them, but nothing could have prepared his right-on parents for the shocking revelation he delivers. Their son is a Conservative. John O'Farrell's highly popular family novels such as May Contain Nuts or The Best A Man Can Get meet the razor-sharp political satire of Things Can Only Get Better in this hilarious and warm-hearted antidote to our divided times. Read it and pass it on to that annoying relative who votes the other way.
John O\'Farrell Ordre des livres
John O'Farrell crée des récits qui explorent les complexités des relations humaines et les absurdités humoristiques de la vie quotidienne. Ses romans, reconnus pour leurs observations pleines d'esprit et leur style accessible, entraînent les lecteurs dans des histoires pleines de rebondissements inattendus et d'aperçus profonds sur la nature humaine. Au-delà de la fiction, O'Farrell aborde également la non-fiction, appliquant sa perspective distinctive à l'histoire et à la politique. Son écriture est nourrie par une expérience dans la comédie et la satire, ce qui lui permet de commenter les questions sociales avec légèreté et une intelligence aiguë.







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- 2014
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher
Im Tal des Fuchses. Der Mann, der seine Frau vergaß. 61 Stunden. Der Coup von Marseille
- 2014
Tvůj stín. Muž, který zapomněl, že má ženu. Velice zvláštní vražda v Malajsii. Hvězdný třpyt
- 576pages
- 21 heures de lecture
- 2013
A Tube train is trapped underground due to an economic collapse above. It explores how this situation arose and how the passengers will escape, potentially breaking the unspoken rules of Underground etiquette by communicating with one another.
- 2012
The Man Who Forgot His Wife
- 393pages
- 14 heures de lecture
Wandering around a busy railway station, a confused man realises he has suffered a total memory loss. When he is eventually rescued, he is told that his breakdown has probably been triggered by his marital problems. But then he comes face to face with the stranger he is supposed to be divorcing and promptly falls head over heels in love with her.
- 2009
An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain
Or Sixty Years of Making the Same Stupid Mistakes As Always
- 374pages
- 14 heures de lecture
Elucidates the bizarre events, ridiculous characters and stupid decisions that have shaped Britain's story since 1945
- 2007
Examines how England's peculiar class system was established by some snobby French nobles whose posh descendents still have wine cellars and second homes in the Dordogne. This title explores the complex socio-economic reasons why Britain's kings were the first in Europe to be brought to heel. It is a journey through Britain' bizarre history.
- 2002
Global Village Idiot
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
'This week the first pet passports came into effect. Around the country dogs have been hopping into photo booths and trying to look as relaxed as possible, which is not easy when you know you're not allowed on the chair.'Gathered here are the best of John O'Farrell's newspaper columns for the Guardian and the Independent which saw him win the coveted Best Columnist of the Year Award at the prestigious British Liars Awards. Among many other things, he claims that the only conviction in the Tory Party will be when Jeffrey Archer gets sent to prison; that scientists have created a genetically superior monkey which will advertise lapsang souchong instead of PG Tips; and that with the election of George W. Bush, the global village has finally got its own global village idiot.
- 2002
Pro muže to nejlepší
- 223pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Michael Adams žije s třemi dalšími muži kolem třicítky v pronajatém bytě. Celé dny tráví v posteli, hraje počítačové hry a tu a tam trochu pracuje. A pak, když má náladu, přejede na opačnou stranu řeky a vrátí se ke své nic netušící manželce a dětem. Michael žije dvojím životem - uniká z vyčerpávajícího stereotypu péče kolem dětí tím, že své ženě tvrdí, že musí pracovat přes noc nebo odjet kvůli nějaké zakázce na sever. A zatímco se s nimi Catherine statečně potýká sama, její manžel se nachází jen pár mil od ní ve svém tajném bytě a dělá všechny ty věci, o kterých si může většina otců s malými dětmi nechat jen zdát. Myslí si, že může mít obojí, ale jeho podvod je nakonec nevyhnutelně odhalen..





