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Synopsis
Now televised, this is a humorous look at life in a dull northern town taking a compassionate but funny look at marriage, provincial business and the British class system. By the author of "Pratt of the Argus", "Second From Last in the Sack Race", and the Reginald Perrin series of books.
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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 twenty novels, David is best known for his two TV hit series A Bit of a Do and for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. David Nobbs died in 2015 at the age of eighty.
Review
Praise for THE FALL AND RISE OF GORDON COPPINGER:
‘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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- PublisherMethuen Publishing Ltd
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0413154807
- ISBN 13 9780413154804
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages352
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