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The Scarfolk Annual

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Scarfolk Annual

Contributors:

By (Author) Richard Littler

ISBN:

9780008307011

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

William Collins

Publication Date:

21st October 2019

UK Publication Date:

17th October 2019

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction
Humour collections and anthologies
Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs
Slang and dialect humour
Social and cultural history
Media tie-in humour
Literary companions, book reviews and guides
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
Popular culture

Dewey:

828.9207

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

136

Dimensions:

Width 195mm, Height 252mm, Spine 17mm

Weight:

580g

Description

Horrific and hilarious a dystopic vision of an England that would have given Orwell the heebie-jeebies Independent

'A brilliant work of satire' The Quietus

A SCARFOLK SANCTIONED BOOK

AUTHORISED EDITION, AS SEEN ON THE RADIO
The Scarfolk Annual is the facsimile of a book discovered in a charity shop in the north west of England in August 2018. The shop, and indeed town, do not wish to be identified as they are keen to discourage the occult-totalitarian tourism that as afflicted other areas of Britain as people hunt for further socio-archaeological traces of the mysterious, missing town of Scarfolk Britains own Brutalist Atlantis.

Apart from the archive of Scarfolk materials which was sent anonymously to the late Dr Ben Motte and formed the basis of the book Discovering Scarfolk, this childrens annual is, to date, the only complete artefact from Scarfolk ever to be unearthed in the wild.

Its clear The Scarfolk Annual was not written to entertain children at Christmastime; its purpose was to indoctrinate young minds; in fact, one might go as far as to say destroy young minds, to an end that has been lost to us.

Reviews

The blackest of black humour. One of the year's most essential books Daily Mail

Horrific and hilarious a dystopic vision of an England that would have given Orwell the heebie-jeebies Independent

Now you have a whole new reason to be scared. The Scarfolk Annual is essential reading Fortean Times

Hilarious. As on target and inventively addressed as anything in the Hitchhikers Guide series. [Littler] translates the sensibility to a 21st Century audience in a way that no other writer descended from [Douglas] Adams has come close to achieving The Beat

The syphilitic twin of Royston Vasey. Debauched and wrong and sickening and very very good Robin Ince

The Scarfolk Annual demands that you read it multiple times to decode every secret inside it.Its so well-constructed that it will catch out those who only look at things for their face value. A brilliant work of satire The Quietus

Deceptively simple an unpredictably wonderful, brilliant piece of political satire Boing Boing

One of the funniest things there is Mark Gatiss

Always a joy to see their little faces darken on the morning of December 25th when they unwrap the Scarfolk Annual Ian Rankin

It deserves to be discovered on bookshelves by poor unsuspecting souls for years to come We Are Cult

In these brain shattering days, Scarfolk is your guide and only friend Bitingly funny, sometimes scary, and always brilliant Richard Kadrey, author of Sandman Slim

Funny nostalgia from a parallel universe not entirely unlike ours Al Murray

Not just a satirical look at the present via a warped nostalgic lens, but also a strangely beautiful graphic design object. Funny, creepy & an Orwellesque triumph of graphic design Anne Billson

Delightfully terrifying Gigslutz

Funny, bitter, weird and chilling in equal measure, and never less than witty and wonderful Warren Ellis

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Richard Littler is a writer and graphic artist.

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