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21%OFFBoris Johnson - Seventy-Two Virgins - 9780007198054 - V9780007198054
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Seventy-Two Virgins

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Description for Seventy-Two Virgins Paperback. Seventy-Two Virgins is a comic political novel, with similar appeal to Stephen Fry or Ben Elton, written by one of Britain's most popular politicians. It is Boris Johnson's first novel and was widely acclaimed on publication. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.

Boris Johnson's first novel, Seventy-Two Virgins is a no-holds-barred political satire, a comic romp peopled with a gallery of grotesques which lampoons both the absurdities and the extremes of modern society.

The American President, on a State Visit to Britain is giving a major address to a top-level audience in Westminster Hall. Ferocious security – with some difficulties in communication – is provided by a joint force of the United States Secret Service and Scotland Yard. The best sharpshooters from both countries are stationed on the roof of the Parliament buildings.

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007198054
SKU
V9780007198054
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-69

About Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the UK in 2019. He was previously Foreign Secretary, Mayor of London, editor of The Spectator, and a columnist for The Daily Telegraph.

Reviews for Seventy-Two Virgins
'A hectic comedy thriller…a rip-roaring knockabout farce…refreshingly unpompous, faintly dishevelled and often very funny.' Mail on Sunday 'At the centre of his first novel, a light comedy, is a terrorist plot of frightening ingenuity…the comedy is reminiscent of Tom Sharpe.' Sunday Times ... Read more

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