The Hungry and the Fat
a bold new satire by the author of look who's back
$34.06
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2021
Summary
The Hungry and the Fat: A Satire of Inequality
By the author of LOOK WHO’S BACK, a radical and bold satire in inequitable times.
“Whizz-bang energy and gleeful imaginative savagery” - Sam Leith, Guardian
“More than mere satire, it’s a book that engages deeply” - Alex Preston, Financial Times
“An immensely enjoyable read” - Daniel Hahn, Spectator
“Satirical, sharp, believable … Brilliant” - Rick O’Shea, R…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529400564 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529400562 |
| Author: | Timur Vermes, Jamie Bulloch |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 40mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Satirical, sharp, believable … Brilliant - RTE
An outlandish, take-no-prisoners satire that skewers timid politicians, greedy TV executives, and the general public’s thirst for global meaning disguised as entertainment. Its plotting is crisp, fast-moving, and entertaining. - BookmunchVermes’ ingenuity keeps the pages turning … there are powerful insights into the lives and longings of refugees that make this more than mere satire. It’s a book that engages deeply. - Financial TimesAn immensely enjoyable read - SpectatorA great book: funny, wicked, tragic - SternBolder and funnier than Look Who’s BackThe prospect that nearly half a million people are going to show up at the German border becomes a real one. Can they be bought off? Sabotaged? Mowed down? Can a fence be built? Electrified? And how will all this play with the folks back home? The novel starts to acquire a deeply involving game-theoretical aspect … [W]ith whizz-bang energy and gleeful imaginative savagery. His achievement is to make this exodus, and the shaming hypocrisy of western reactions towards it, seem altogether plausible - GuardianAbout The Author
Timur Vermes
Timur Vermes, son of a German mother and a Hungarian father who fled the country in 1956, was born in Nuremberg in 1967. He studied history and politics and went on to become a journalist. He has written for the Abendzeitung and the Cologne Express and worked for various magazines. He has ghostwritten several books since 2007. Look Who’s Back has sold more than 250,000 copies in its English editions, and rights were sold to 35 territories.
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