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The much-anticipated latest novel from David Nobbs, The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger, is the spiritual follow-up to The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and is as witty as it is prescient. Meet Sir Gordon Coppinger: globally-successful financier and owner of Canary Wharf's The Coppinger Tower. A control freak, reluctant father, adulterer, and devotee of all things extravagant, he appears to flaunt his grandeur to the masses. Living a life surrounded by servants, flatterers, mistresses, and filled with fine wines, Gordon's exclusive world is one without want, but also, as he starts to discover, one without genuine fulfilment. So when revelations about his loss-making companies and scandalous relationships emerge, the glamorous facade begins to crumble. Those around him start to fear the worst but, much to Gordon's surprise, all he can feel is relief. The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger is a beautifully observed and painfully witty examination of modern British values and the craving for a public fall from grace. In a world that is built on the crazy principles of wealth and public persona, and which is driven by the desire to attain more, we meet the perfect anti-hero: Gordon Coppinger, a man going quietly sane.
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About the Author
David Nobbs's first break as a comedy writer came on the iconic satire show That Was The Week, That Was, hosted by David Frost. Later he wrote for The Frost Report and The Two Ronnies and provided material for many top comedians including Les Dawson, Ken Dodd, Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd and Dick Emery. Apart from his nineteen novels, David is best known for his two hit TV series A Bit of a Do and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. His new radio series With Nobbs On aired on Radio 4 in 2012.
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Praise for THE FALL AND RISE OF GORDON COPPINGER: 'Brilliant writing from a comic master, I loved it' Rob Brydon 'Pitch-perfect comedy, terrific social satire, excellent writing and a regular supply of cracking jokes - this is David Nobbs on superb form' DAILY MAIL Praise for David Nobbs: 'We should be thankful for the continuing brilliance of David Nobbs' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A delicious entertainment, as comic and sharp as they come' GUARDIAN 'Probably our finest post-war comic novelist' Jonathan Coe
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