An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain: or Sixty Years of Making the Same Stupid Mistakes as Always
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain: or Sixty Years of Making the Same Stupid Mistakes as Always
By (Author) John O'Farrell
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Black Swan
15th April 2010
15th April 2010
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
European history
Regional, state and other local government policies
Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction
941.0850207
Physical Properties
Paperback
512
Width 128mm, Height 197mm, Spine 31mm
355g
Description
John O'Farrell is back with his utterly impartial, cantankerous journey through history, bringing us right up to the present day Following his hugely popular account of the previous 2000 years, John O'Farrell now comes bang up to date with a hilarious modern history asking 'How the hell did we end up here' An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain informs, elucidates and laughs at all the bizarre events, ridiculous characters and stupid decisions that have shaped Britain's story since 1945; leaving the Twenty-First Century reader feeling fantastically smug for having the benefit of hindsight.
Author Bio
John O'Farrell studied history at Desborough Comprehensive, where he got a B in his O level. He later continued his research by watching lots of programmes about the Nazis on the UK History Channel. Apart from that he has published three novels, a memoir and three collections of his popular Guardian column. A former comedy scriptwriter for such shows as Spitting Image and Smith and Jones, he is the founder of the satirical website NewsBiscuit and can occasionally be spotted on such TV programmes as Grumpy Old Men, Newsnight Review and Have I Got News For You.
