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The Economist Book of Obituaries (Economist Books)

The Economist Book of Obituaries (Economist Books)

by Ann Wroe (Author), Ann Wroe (Author), Keith Colquhoun (Author)

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    Illustrated 2008

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Synopsis

The obituaries that appear in The Economist are remarkable because of the unpredictable selection of people to be written about, the surprising lives they lead - but also for the style in which the obituary is written. The selection for this book ranges far and wide, including Jean Bedel Bokassa and Pope Jean Paul II, Pamela Harriman and Harry Oppenheimer, Akio Morita and J K Galbraith, Jean Baudrillard and Syd Barrett, Estee Lauder and Hunter Thomson, Bip (the legendary mime artist Marcel Marceau) and even Alex the African Grey (Science's best known parrot).

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 416
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Published: 02 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 1846681073
ISBN 13: 9781846681073
Book Overview: A selection of the two hundred best obituaries that have appeared in The Economist since the first one was published in 1995.

Media Reviews
'The wit is wicked, in the best sense of that ambiguous word, but it is never cruel, and always bang on; as its victims, after serving their million-odd years in Purgatory, would ruefully have to agree' * The Spectator *
Author Bio
Ann Wroe trained as a medieval historian. She joined The Economist in 1976 to cover American politics, and has been Books and Arts Editor (1988-1992), American Editor (1992-2000) and is currently Special Reports and Obituaries Editor. She is also the author of several highly acclaimed books: Being Shelley, Pilate and Perkin. Keith Colquhoun worked for many years for The Economist and covered Asia before he became the Obituaries Editor. He is also the writer of more than ten novels including Killing Stalin and Filthy Rich.