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Christie Malry´s Own Double-Entry
B. S. Johnson
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Description for Christie Malry´s Own Double-Entry
Paperback. 'Johnson has undoubtedly written a masterpiece' Auberon Waugh Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Christie Malry is a simple man. As a young accounts clerk at a confectionery factory in London he learns the principles of Double-Entry Bookkeeping. Frustrated by the petty injustices that beset his life - particularly those caused by the behaviour of authority figures - he determines a unique way to settle his grievances: a system of moral double-entry bookkeeping. So, for every offence society commits against him, Christie exacts recompense. `Every Debit must have its Credit, the First Golden Rule' of the system. All accounts are to be settled, and they are - in the most alarming way. ... Read more
Christie Malry is a simple man. As a young accounts clerk at a confectionery factory in London he learns the principles of Double-Entry Bookkeeping. Frustrated by the petty injustices that beset his life - particularly those caused by the behaviour of authority figures - he determines a unique way to settle his grievances: a system of moral double-entry bookkeeping. So, for every offence society commits against him, Christie exacts recompense. `Every Debit must have its Credit, the First Golden Rule' of the system. All accounts are to be settled, and they are - in the most alarming way. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447200352
SKU
V9781447200352
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About B. S. Johnson
In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B. S. Johnson was one of the best-known novelists in Britain. His work includes Travelling People, Albert Angelo and House Mother Normal. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde in both literature and film, he became famous for his forthright views on the future of the novel and for his idiosyncratic ways ... Read more
Reviews for Christie Malry´s Own Double-Entry
The most accessible, exuberant and despairing of all his works
John Lanchester Johnson has undoubtedly written a masterpiece
Auberon Waugh Delightful to read, highly amusing, and clever
Daily Telegraph
John Lanchester Johnson has undoubtedly written a masterpiece
Auberon Waugh Delightful to read, highly amusing, and clever
Daily Telegraph