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R.I.P. Tom Sharpe

the_great_she_elephant — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:34:57 GMT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/06/tom-sharpe-dies

One of my favourite authors. He held up a magnifying glass to the absurdities, cruelties and injustices of society, but with such biting wit that he could have you literally crying with laughter.

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flashie* — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:40:25 GMT

TGSE..........did he write Wilt....and The Wilt Alternative?

I am too lazy to goggle.

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the_great_she_elephant — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:45:56 GMT

Yes, and 'Blot On the Landscape.' which was made into a TV mini series. His books had a manic quality to them, with incidents and misunderstandings piling up one after another to reach an hysterical, totally over-the-top climax.

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**meep** — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:50:14 GMT

😞

one of my favourites also.

R.I.P.

yes, Flashie, he did.

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flashie* — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:50:45 GMT

I remember really those books ages ago...........and something about him exploding his organic toilet........all sorts of drama...........I quite enjoyed them.

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i-need-a-martini — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:00:32 GMT

A bad week for the publishing world.

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katydidthat — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:09:19 GMT

I loved his take on South Africa ... he was hilarious, biting, witty, clever, and worked for a better world.

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freakiness — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:43:56 GMT

Farewell man of wit and humour