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Hits and Misses

(Paperback, Main)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Hits and Misses

Contributors:

By (Author) Simon Rich

ISBN:

9781781259177

Publisher:

Profile Books Ltd

Imprint:

Serpent's Tail

Publication Date:

5th August 2019

UK Publication Date:

4th July 2019

Edition:

Main

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Humorous fiction
Short stories

Dewey:

813.6

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 20mm

Weight:

180g

Description

'Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted' - Caitlin Moran

'Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive' - Matt Haig

'How fabulously funny' - Lauren Laverne

'One of my favourite authors' - B J Novak

From a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favourite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way from ancient Babylon to Hollywood. What father-to-be wouldn't feel a little jealous when his baby outstrips his success from the womb And what happens when a film critic is forced to live in the movies he so cruelly damned

Loved in the UK by celebs, writers and readers alike, from Lauren Laverne to Matt Haig and Caitlin Moran, Simon Rich is back with his funniest and most personal collection of stories to date.

Reviews

Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted -- Caitlin Moran
How fabulously funny -- Lauren Laverne
One of my favourite authors -- B J Novak
Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive -- Matt Haig
Genius ... He is a Thurber, even a Wodehouse, for today. Who could ask for more You can give his books to people and just watch them laugh. Only after you've snorted through them yourself, though * Evening Standard *
With Simon Rich's new collection you will laugh out loud regularly ... The stories are very, very funny ... Read Hits and Misses if you like laughing at things. -- Patrick Freyne * Irish Times *
Wildly funny -- Anthony Cummins * Metro *

Author Bio

Simon Rich has written for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, and he worked on Inside Out for Pixar. He is the creator and showrunner of TV series Man Seeking Woman (based on The Last Girlfriend on Earth) and Miracle Workers, starring Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe, (currently streaming on Stan) which is based on his novel What in God's Name. His other collections include Spoiled Brats and The World of Simon Rich. He is a contributor to The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4.

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