How I've Tried to Change the World by Alexei Sayle - ISBN: 9781399629140
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Alexei Sayle’s lifelong radical journey from marches to the buffet.
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How I've Tried to Change the World

By Walking Down the Middle of the Street Shouting

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  • Hardcover

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    15 December 2026

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Summary

So, this is the story I wish to tell, the story of the Left and the world it tried and is trying to change, a struggle that I have been involved in my whole lifetime…

‘For years, we have wondered where exactly did Alexei Sayle’s outbursts come from. Finally, right here, he reveals the secret to his exploding brain’ - Michael Rosen

Born in working-class Liverpool in 1952 to devoted members of the British Communist Party, Alexei Sayle has spent a lifeti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399629140
ISBN-10:139962914X
Author:Alexei Sayle
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:15 December 2026
Dimensions:222mm x 138mm
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Critics Review

For years, we have wondered where exactly did Alexei Sayle’s outbursts come from. Finally, right here, he reveals the secret to his exploding brain * Michael Rosen *

About The Author

Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle is a comedian, writer, actor, and presenter. In 1979, he became the first MC of the original Comedy Store in Soho, becoming a central figure in the Alternative Comedy movement of the early 1980s.

On television, he starred in and wrote for:

  • The Young Ones
  • Alexei Sayle’s Stuff
  • The Comic Strip Presents

On radio, Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar is approaching its sixth series.

He has written many books, including two bestselling volumes of memoir. In 2025, his TikTok videos, which fuse interpretive dance with Marxism, went viral and are now approaching thirteen million views worldwide.

He is also the host of The Alexei Sayle Podcast.

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