The Making Of Mr Bolsover

The Making Of Mr Bolsover

by Cornelius Medvei (Author)

Synopsis

NAME: Lynch, Andrew (b. 16.10.1958); a.k.a. `Mr Bolsover' CAREER: civil servant, librarian, columnist, local councillor, revolutionary RECREATIONS: shooting squirrels, skinning rabbits, cooking with rats ADDRESS: present whereabouts unknown; last sighted in South Downs woodland close to the A275 PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: cataloguing systems, hermits, badger welfare, troglodytes, revolutionary politics But a Who's Who entry can reveal only so much. Like all the great political lives - Churchill, Disraeli, Gladstone, Genghis Khan - Bolsover's is one of incident, drama and passion. From the calm of Uckfield library to the demands of high office, a life on the run and a final confrontation with the authorities, The Making of Mr Bolsover is a moving, epic tale of a modern misfit and a political biography like no other.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04 Jun 2015

ISBN 10: 0099548690
ISBN 13: 9780099548690
Book Overview: A tale of a modern misfit and a sort of demented political biography from a brilliant writer

Media Reviews
A minor masterpiece of the deadpan... a very, very funny book... genuinely original and written with understated intelligence * Sunday Telegraph *
Very funny and charming -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
A brilliant parody... Blending the sublime with the suburban produces some of the best humour, and Medvei has it down to a fine art -- Stephen Coulson * Lady *
An exploration of how myths are engendered as much as it is a whimsical satire of political ambition... Very much in love with the Sussex countryside that it so beautifully evokes... Assured, precise prose -- Philip Womack * Literary Review *
a master-piece of writing -- Mags Fisk * Nudge Book *
Author Bio
Cornelius Medvei was born in 1977 and grew up in the east of England. He studied modern languages at Oxford University and worked for a time in China as a teacher. He is the author of the acclaimed novels Mr Thundermug and Caroline. He lives in London.