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The Butt

The Butt

The Butt
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The Butt Paperback - 2019

by Self, Will

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One of contemporary fiction's most talented satirists delivers a dystopian novel skewering global politics and Big Brother-style government post-9/11.

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  • Title The Butt
  • Author Self, Will
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grove Press
  • Publication date 2019-10-15
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0802129285.G
  • ISBN 9780802129284 / 0802129285
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Australian
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

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"The writing crackles with stupendous imagery . . . Savage and stylish."-Financial Times

When Tom Brodzinksi tries to give up smoking, he inadvertently sets off a chain of events that threaten to upset the tenuous balance of peace in a not-too-distant land. When he flips the butt of his final cigarette off the balcony of his vacation apart-ment, it lands on elderly Reggie Lincoln, lounging on the balcony below. Lincoln suf-fers a burn, and the local authorities charge Tom with assault―in a country with draconian anti-smoking laws, a cigarette is a weapon of offense. For reparation, Tom must leave his family behind and wander through the arid center of the country's deserted territory. Joining Tom on his journey is Brian Prentice, a mysteriously sin-ister presence, who has his own sins to make up for. Inevitably, the two men en-counter violence, forcing them to come together despite their seething mistrust. Refusing facile moral certitudes, The Butt is set in a distorted world, a country that is part Australia, part Iraq, and part the heart of a distinctively modern darkness.

About the author

Will Self is the author of many novels and books of nonfiction, including Great Apes; How the Dead Live, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year; The Book of Dave; Liver; Umbrella, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Shark; and Phone. He lives in South London.

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