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Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks Alan Coren

Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks By Alan Coren

Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks by Alan Coren


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The ultimate anthology of the humorous writing of the 'Sage of Cricklewood'.

Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks Summary

Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren by Alan Coren

Edited by his children, Giles and Victoria, Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks is an anthology of humorous writing from the former editor of Punch and Radio 4 national treasure Alan Coren, who died in October 2007. In a prolific forty-year career Alan Coren wrote for The Times, Observer, Tatler, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Listener, Punch and the New Yorker, and published over 20 books including The Sanity Inspector, Golfing for Cats and The Collected Bulletins of Idi Amin (he turned down an invitation from Amin to visit Uganda saying, 'I'll probably end up as a sandwich'). Even twenty years ago he estimated that he had published six million words, or ten copies of War and Peace. Coren was one of Britain's most prolific and now much-missed humourists, finding the comedy of life all around him and rendering it, hilariously and compellingly, in polished and witty prose which will be eagerly devoured by his loyal fanbase.

Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks Reviews

A comic genius. * * The Times * *
The field is led by Alan Coren. * * Observer * *
Coren is our heavyweight champion humorist, over-powering as well as graceful, able to do everything, sometimes in the same short article. * * Guardian * *
The funniest writer in Britain today. * * Sunday Times * *
Coruscating! A master humorist! * * Daily Telegraph * *
He has a comic imagination which can actually render your jaded scribe flabbergasted. -- Clive James * * Observer * *
His power of observation knows no bounds. * * Daily Mail * *
A dazzling selection of the master's pieces . . . What fecund invention! What verbal mastery! * * Spectator * *

About Alan Coren

Alan Coren (27 June 1938 - 18 October 2007) was an English humourist, writer and satirist who was well known as a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC television's Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for nine years was the editor of Punch magazine

Additional information

GOR011157021
9781847673206
1847673201
Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren by Alan Coren
Used - Like New
Hardback
Canongate Books Ltd
2008-10-02
464
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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