Sour Grapes
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Eye Books
Published:3rd Nov '21
£14.99
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‘Dan Rhodes is a true original’ – Hilary Mantel
'I read this novel right through the day I got my hands on it, laughing like a banshee.' - David Sexton, Sunday Times
When the sleepy English village of Green Bottom hosts its first literary festival, the good, the bad and the ugly of the book world descend upon its leafy lanes
But the villagers are not prepared for the peculiar habits, petty rivalries and unspeakable desires of the authors. And they are certainly not equipped to deal with Wilberforce Selfram, the ghoul-faced, ageing enfant terriblewho wreaks havoc wherever he goes
Sour Grapes is a hilarious satire on the literary world which takes no prisoners as it skewers authors, agents, publishers and reviewers alike
‘A book trade romp. The plot is amusingly preposterous’ - The Spectator || ‘A deliciously absurdist farce. I can’t think of a more cheeky rib-dig at publishing since Amanda Craig’s A Vicious Circle’ - Julia Raeside, The i Paper || ‘A rollicking satire of publishing, writers and book festivals. As broad as the Atlantic but filled with zingers’ || ‘Deeply silly, frequently juvenile’ - The New Statesman || ‘No one in the publishing industry escapes a brutal skewering in this laugh-out-loud satire. I loved it’ - Sara Lawrence, Daily Mail || ‘Piercing and hilarious’ || ‘Piercing and hilarious’ - The Times, Best Books of 2021 || ‘Sour grapes? Oddly not. The narrative tone here is peculiarly benign, as if to explain all these absurdities as helpfully as possible, and the effect is just hilarious. I read this novel right through the day I got my hands on it, laughing like a banshee’ - David Sexton, Sunday Times || ‘The funniest book since Cold Comfort Farm’ - Julie Burchill
ISBN: 9781785632921
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 28mm
Weight: 400g
384 pages