Snatches by Martin Rowson
From the appearance of the human race in Africa, four million years ago, to the destiny beyond the stars, this novel takes readers to Mexico under the Aztecs, the Inquisition in Rome, the secrets of the Internet, the bogs of Irish nationalism, introduces an alcoholic werewolf and his dog, educates us in literary and management theory, and more.
"Rowson's pullulating prose is the perfect complement to the pitiless exuberance of his graphic styleThis text is a conundrum wrapped hidden inside a maze made from feathers. Tickle yourself silly" -- Will Self "Just as every cramped inch of a Rowson drawing squirms with life, so does every sentence of each episode of this book... Snatches is a brilliant piece of work, crammed with enough wit and imagination to fill a dozen separate works" Daily Telegraph "Flamboyant" -- Hephzibah Anderson Observer "Keep it in the lavatory and your legs will probably go to sleep; keep it by the bed and you probably won't be able to sleep at all. Be careful not to quote it to your nearest and dearest; you'll either drive them off or make them steal it from you. I doubt very much that a funnier book will appear this decade" -- Michael Moorcock Guardian "The book is richly detailed and plays with a wide range of styles...there is enough here in the spidery experimentation of the caricaturist's pen to draw the reader into a nightmarish, yet oddly satisfying interpretation of history" Spectator
Martin Rowson is an award-winning political cartoonist whose work appears regularly in the Guardian, The Times, the Independent on Sunday, the Daily Mirror, the Scotsman, the Spectator, Tribune, Index on Censorship and The New Humanist. His previous publications include comic book adaptations of The Waste Land and Tristram Shandy and a novel, Stuff, a memoir published by Jonathan Cape. He lives with his wife in south-east London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099485247 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099485249 |
| Title | Snatches |
| Author | Martin Rowson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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