The Making Of Mr Bolsover by Cornelius Medvei
NAME: Lynch, Andrew (b. 16.10.1958); a.k.a. ‘Mr Bolsover’ CAREER: civil servant, librarian, columnist, local councillor, revolutionary RECREATIONS: shooting squirrels, skinning rabbits, cooking with rats ADDRESS: present whereabouts unknown; last sighted in South Downs woodland close to the A275 PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: cataloguing systems, hermits, badger welfare, troglodytes, revolutionary politics But a Who’s Who entry can reveal only so much. Like all the great political lives – Churchill, Disraeli, Gladstone, Genghis Khan – Bolsover’s is one of incident, drama and passion. From the calm of Uckfield library to the demands of high office, a life on the run and a final confrontation with the authorities, The Making of Mr Bolsover is a moving, epic tale of a modern misfit and a political biography like no other.
A minor masterpiece of the deadpan… a very, very funny book… genuinely original and written with understated intelligence * Sunday Telegraph *
Very funny and charming -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
A brilliant parody… Blending the sublime with the suburban produces some of the best humour, and Medvei has it down to a fine art -- Stephen Coulson * Lady *
An exploration of how myths are engendered as much as it is a whimsical satire of political ambition… Very much in love with the Sussex countryside that it so beautifully evokes… Assured, precise prose -- Philip Womack * Literary Review *
a master-piece of writing -- Mags Fisk * Nudge Book *
Very funny and charming -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
A brilliant parody… Blending the sublime with the suburban produces some of the best humour, and Medvei has it down to a fine art -- Stephen Coulson * Lady *
An exploration of how myths are engendered as much as it is a whimsical satire of political ambition… Very much in love with the Sussex countryside that it so beautifully evokes… Assured, precise prose -- Philip Womack * Literary Review *
a master-piece of writing -- Mags Fisk * Nudge Book *
Cornelius Medvei was born in 1977 and grew up in the east of England. He studied modern languages at Oxford University and worked for a time in China as a teacher. He is the author of the acclaimed novels Mr Thundermug and Caroline. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099548690 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099548690 |
| Title | The Making Of Mr Bolsover |
| Author | Cornelius Medvei |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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