Whatever It Is, I Don't Like It
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Whatever It Is, I Don't Like It by Howard Jacobson
A collection of 2010 Man Booker winner Howard Jacobson's most acclaimed journalism
[An] acutely observed collection of occasional pieces that pick at absurdist life and reveal him to be a quiz, a cultural critic gifted with precise comic timing * The Times *
Nobody does it better than Jacobson * Observer *
Yes, Jacobson is an entertainer.. And he does indeed entertain, but in a way that stimulates rather than simply amuses * Sunday Telegraph *
The no-nonsense tone, coupled with a coherent defence of truth, even in uncomfortable circumstances, shows the essayist as a natural comedian * Prospect *
Jacobson is one of the great sentence-builders of our time. I feel I have to raise my game, even just to praise ... In short, he is one of the great guardians of language and culture - all of it. Long may he flourish -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
Nobody does it better than Jacobson * Observer *
Yes, Jacobson is an entertainer.. And he does indeed entertain, but in a way that stimulates rather than simply amuses * Sunday Telegraph *
The no-nonsense tone, coupled with a coherent defence of truth, even in uncomfortable circumstances, shows the essayist as a natural comedian * Prospect *
Jacobson is one of the great sentence-builders of our time. I feel I have to raise my game, even just to praise ... In short, he is one of the great guardians of language and culture - all of it. Long may he flourish -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
An award-winning writer and broadcaster, Howard Jacobson was born in Manchester, brought up in Prestwich and was educated at Stand Grammar School in Whitefield, and Downing College, Cambridge, where he studied under F. R. Leavis. He lectured for three years at the University of Sydney before returning to teach at Selwyn College, Cambridge. His novels include The Mighty Walzer (winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize), Kalooki Nights (longlisted for the Man Booker Prize) the highly acclaimed The Act of Love and, most recently, the Man Booker Prize 2010-winning The Finkler Question. Howard Jacobson lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408822425 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408822423 |
| Title | Whatever It Is, I Don't Like It |
| Author | Howard Jacobson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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