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The Demolition of the Century

English · Paperback

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'Twisted, surprising and very very very funny. Did I put too many verys? I don't think so' Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords , on Two Little Boys Tom Spotswood (a.k.a. William McGinty) is an insurance investigator who has lost his socks, his suitcase, his career, his ex-wife, and most importantly, his son, Frank. He is being followed by Robert Valentine, the mysterious owner of the horse with no sperm; Alastair Shook and his van of teenage guards; and Spud, a demolition man who is using his wrecking ball to bring down the most beautiful movie theatre in town, the Century. To find his son he will have to come to terms with his past - a past he ran away from. But first he will have to find those socks. The Demolition of the Century appeals to fans of kooky, quirky humour similar to Flight of the Conchords .

About the author

Duncan Sarkies has written several plays, film scripts and live shows as well as two novels including Two Little Boys. He wrote an episode for the HBO TV series Flight of the Conchords and his book of short stories, 'Stray Thoughts and Nose Bleeds', won Best First Book at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards in 2000. Two Little Boys was released as a feature film in 2012.

Summary

A funny yet thoughtful tale of one man's quest to find his son

Product details

Authors Duncan Sarkies, Sarkies Duncan
Publisher John Murray
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 16.01.2014
 
EAN 9781848541115
ISBN 978-1-84854-111-5
No. of pages 400
Dimensions 132 mm x 197 mm x 26 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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