The Great Book of Mobile Talk by Andrew Barrow
Overheard mobile pronouncements are a modern phenomenon. In the street, in the park, in supermarkets, buses, waiting rooms and even, heaven help us, in libraries, it's quite impossible to get away from these tasty or repellent fragments of other people's private lives. This title offers a collection of overheard mobile conversational gems.
Dozens of shouty (and occasionally whispered) one-sided conversations, all of which have been turned from annoying to hilarious thanks to a sublime collaboration between two very beady talents* The Guardian *
Beautifully illustrated… it will strike a chord, even if it seems a bit unfair to strip the ordinary things people say then put them in a book, all the while scoffing at them for not being worthy of putting in a book. Still, that's Christmas for you -- Toby Clements * Telegraph *
A modern curse is turned into a treasure trove of strangers' words -- Ben Felsenburg * Metro *
Great only in the sense of being darn good, this is a tiny, beautifully produced volume -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
Beautifully illustrated… it will strike a chord, even if it seems a bit unfair to strip the ordinary things people say then put them in a book, all the while scoffing at them for not being worthy of putting in a book. Still, that's Christmas for you -- Toby Clements * Telegraph *
A modern curse is turned into a treasure trove of strangers' words -- Ben Felsenburg * Metro *
Great only in the sense of being darn good, this is a tiny, beautifully produced volume -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
Andrew Barrow is a writer and journalist who regularly contributes to the pages of the Independent, Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. He has written several works of non-fiction including Animal Magic: A Brother's Story and two novels. Andrew has been listening to other people's conversations since childhood. His various collections of overheard remarks have appeared in Vogue and Tatler, in a first collection called The Great Book of Small Talk, and in 2013's The Great Book of Mobile Talk. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224095624 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224095625 |
| Title | The Great Book of Mobile Talk |
| Author | Andrew Barrow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-12-05 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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