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History of the World for Rebels and Somnambulists
Jesus Del Campo
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Description for History of the World for Rebels and Somnambulists
Paperback. From the beginning of the world, when God created Audrey Hepburn, the guilt complex and worker ants, to the end, broadcast live on a TV chat show, this book whips through our tortuous past with the deftness of a surgeon's scalpel. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
From the beginning of the world, when God created Audrey Hepburn, the guilt complex and worker ants, to the end, broadcast live on a TV chat show, "A History" whips through our tortuous past with the deftness of a surgeon's scalpel. Jonah confronts a ship of Norwegian whalers; a medieval pilgrim points out the London Eye to his bored son on their way to Canterbury; Little Red Riding Hood gets drunk on cherry brandy with the wolf, and Bob Dylan loses his shadow. Death and destruction, cruelty to animals, boredom, overpopulation: enough is enough. A crowd gathers at the Vatican ... Read more
From the beginning of the world, when God created Audrey Hepburn, the guilt complex and worker ants, to the end, broadcast live on a TV chat show, "A History" whips through our tortuous past with the deftness of a surgeon's scalpel. Jonah confronts a ship of Norwegian whalers; a medieval pilgrim points out the London Eye to his bored son on their way to Canterbury; Little Red Riding Hood gets drunk on cherry brandy with the wolf, and Bob Dylan loses his shadow. Death and destruction, cruelty to animals, boredom, overpopulation: enough is enough. A crowd gathers at the Vatican ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846590498
SKU
V9781846590498
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About Jesus Del Campo
Jesus del Campo was born in Gijon, Spain. He is a translator, a traveller and a doctor of philology. Other books include a novel about Snow White.
Reviews for History of the World for Rebels and Somnambulists
'Humour, parody and games with history are just some of its ingredients.' El Mundo