R.I.P. Tom Sharpe

[the_great_she_elephant]

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.

[flashie*]

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

I am too lazy to goggle.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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.

[**meep**]

😞

one of my favourites also.

R.I.P.

yes, Flashie, he did.

[flashie*]

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

[i-need-a-martini]

A bad week for the publishing world.

[katydidthat]

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

[freakiness]

Farewell man of wit and humour