Lost For Words by Edward St Aubyn
From the bestselling author of the Patrick Melrose novels, this is a thought-provoking and entertaining insight into a sniping world of literature, celebrity culture and ambition.
Belly-achingly hilarious* Sunday Times *
Written with restless wit . . . a pleasure. * Observer *
What makes you smile, and smile, and smile is the elegance of the writing. Seldom was so much pretentiousness skewered so stylishly. * Novel of the Week, Mail on Sunday *
Everything St. Aubyn writes is worth reading for the cleansing rancor of his intelligence and the fierce elegance of his prose. -- Anne Enright * New York Times Book Review *
Black and brilliant stuff . . . Very clever and extremely funny. * The Times *
Written with restless wit . . . a pleasure. * Observer *
What makes you smile, and smile, and smile is the elegance of the writing. Seldom was so much pretentiousness skewered so stylishly. * Novel of the Week, Mail on Sunday *
Everything St. Aubyn writes is worth reading for the cleansing rancor of his intelligence and the fierce elegance of his prose. -- Anne Enright * New York Times Book Review *
Black and brilliant stuff . . . Very clever and extremely funny. * The Times *
Edward St Aubyn was born in London in 1960. His superbly acclaimed Patrick Melrose novels are Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2006) and At Last. He is also the author of the novels A Clue to the Exit and On the Edge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330454230 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330454234 |
| Title | Lost For Words |
| Author | Edward St Aubyn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2015-06-18 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2014 (UK), Long-listed for The Folio Prize 2015 (UK) |
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