The Audacity Of Hype by Armando Iannucci - ISBN: 9781408701973
Paperback
Laugh at the madness of modern life with a brilliant satirist.

The Audacity Of Hype

Bewilderment, sleaze and other tales of the 21st century

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2009

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Summary

In The Audacity of Hype, Armando Iannucci cuts straight to the heart of the insanity and sherbet-headed nonsense of modern life. The Audacity of Hype brings together his views on diverse subjects, ranging from wickedly funny pen portraits of the sometimes loveable, usually despicable chumps who like to think of themselves as our political elite, and their bonkers schemes to save the world that are in fact likely to do us more harm than a pile of witches, to WMD, disaster mov…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781408701973
ISBN-10:1408701979
Author:Armando Iannucci
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Little, Brown
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:31 October 2009
Weight:323g
Dimensions:215mm x 140mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

** ‘Since Beachcomber and Myles na Gopaleen, we have needed another newspaper columnist whose manic humour can do injustice to the new, unimproved modern world– THE TIMES

** ‘A genuinely hilarious non-stop crack-up-fest that only the comatose and the dead won’t enjoy - DAZED & CONFUSED

** ‘It’s a tempestuous collection of philosophical musings and rants… Less of a toilet book than a lavatorial bible - WORD

** ‘Since Beachcomber and Myles na Gopaleen, we have needed another newspaper columnist whose manic humour can do injustice to the new, unimproved modern world - THE TIMES

** ‘Many a mirthful, misanthropic moment - LONDON LITE

About The Author

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci is one of Britain’s most celebrated comedy writers and producers, and is the creator of The Day Today, Alan Partridge, The Saturday Night Armistice and The Thick of It. He has produced many TV and radio programmes, including On the Hour and The Mary Whitehouse Experience.

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