Brought to you by Penguin. Brimming with gluttony, booze and lust, Roger Micheldene is loose in America. Supposedly visiting Budweiser University to make deals for his publishing firm in England, Roger instead sets out to offend all he meets and to seduce every woman he encounters. But his American hosts seem made of sterner stuff. Who will be Roger's undoing? Irving Macher, the young author of an annoyingly brilliant first novel? Father Colgate, the priest who suggests that Roger's soul is in torment? Or will it be his ...
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Brought to you by Penguin. Brimming with gluttony, booze and lust, Roger Micheldene is loose in America. Supposedly visiting Budweiser University to make deals for his publishing firm in England, Roger instead sets out to offend all he meets and to seduce every woman he encounters. But his American hosts seem made of sterner stuff. Who will be Roger's undoing? Irving Macher, the young author of an annoyingly brilliant first novel? Father Colgate, the priest who suggests that Roger's soul is in torment? Or will it be his married ex-lover Helene? One thing is certain - Roger is heading for a terrible fall. Outrageously funny and irreverent, One Fat Englishman (1963) is a devastating satire on Anglo-American relations. ??? Kingsley Amis 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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Fair. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age. Published by Victor Gollancz in 1963. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Good. 1st Penguin edition, 172 pages, cover design by Freire Wright, photograph by Karl Ferris, pages tanned, light wear to covers, (Penguin Book 2417).
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Fair. 1963. The Book Club. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE DJ; Acceptable, edgewear. DJ torn. DJ marked. Pages discoloured. Foxing and pages marked. Page edges marked/foxed. 7x5.
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New. 2011. Paperback. Brimming with gluttony, booze and lust, Roger Micheldene is loose in America. Supposedly visiting Budweiser University to make deals for his publishing firm in England, Roger instead sets out to offend all he meets and to seduce every woman he encounters. But his American hosts seem made of sterner stuff. Who will be Roger's undoing? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
