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Short of Glory

Short of Glory

by Alan Judd (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

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    Paperback 1985

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Synopsis

A satirical romp through the corridors of the Foreign Office as Patrick Stubbs is posted as third secretary in the British Embassy in Lower Africa. Mayhem awaits him - an absent-minded ambassador, a bullying first secretary with a dipsomaniac wife, and a crush on the police chief's wife! The author won the 1981 Royal Society of Literature Award for A Breed of Heroes . In 1983 he was chosen as one of the Best of Young British Novelists.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 370
 Edition: (Reissue)
 Publisher: Flamingo
Published: 04 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 000654536X
ISBN 13: 9780006545361

Media Reviews
'A marvellously thoughtful farce a remarkable portrait of contemporary South Africa combine argument of this complexitty with an ebullient comic gift and you have a superb novel.' Sunday Times 'Alan Judd's characters are serious. So is Alan Judd. You will laugh like mad' The Times 'Comedy is a deadly weapon and Mr Judd wields it in a fashion that brings you close to tears' Sunday Telegraph
Author Bio
Alan Judd's `Ford Madox Ford' won the Royal Society of Literature and Heinemann Awards; his novella, `The Devil's Own Work', won the Guardian fiction prize. His celebrated novel `A Breed of Heroes' was recently screened on BBC1. He is the author of three other novels, and has recently retired from the Foreign Office.