Pistache by Sebastian Faulks - ISBN: 9780099549499
Paperback
Hilarious literary parodies sending up great writers with wicked wit.

Pistache

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  • Paperback

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    2 August 2010

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Summary

A collection of fanciful, satirical, and surprising parodies, squibs, and pastiches inspired by The Write Stuff on Radio 4.

Pistache (pis-tash) - a friendly spoof or parody of another’s work. Deriv. uncertain. Possibly a cross between pastiche and p**stake.

From Thomas Hardy’s football report to Dan Brown’s visit to the cash dispenser, the work of the great and the not-so-great is here sent up with little hope of coming down.

Most of these pie…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099549499
ISBN-10:0099549492
Author:Sebastian Faulks
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Arrow Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:2 August 2010
Weight:88g
Dimensions:197mm x 130mm x 6mm
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Critics Review

Unforgivably witty * Sunday Telegraph *Faulks picks up the big names of the Western canon and plonks them down mercilessly in the most unexpected places * The Times *

About The Author

Sebastian Faulks

Sebastian Faulks has written nineteen books, of which A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman were number one in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist on national papers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. He lives in London.

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