- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (2 Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000274094X
- ISBN-13: 978-0002740944
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,134,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The world over, everyone enjoys the great classics of the English language. In Search of the World’s Worst Writers has nothing to do with this!
This book is a celebration of bad writing; a journey into the lives of writers so wonderfully awful, they have unwittingly arrived at genius from the other direction.
From Canada comes James McIntyre the famous cheese poet, while the Duchess of Newcastle was, in the author’s words, ‘that rare gem, a truly bad writer’. When Solyman Brown turned to poetry he obviously heeded the advice given to most authors – ‘write about what you know’. Unfortunately, in Solyman’s case, this meant teeth as he was the owner of a dental supply store.
The result is very funny and a highly original book.
From the Back Cover
There are many writers whose works inspire and lift us, who move us to tears with their beauty, elegance and profundity.
This book is not about them.
No, this is a celebration of bad writing; a journey into the lives of writers so wonderfully awful, they have unwittingly arrived at genius from the other direction.
Those featured include:
• Solyman Brown and his epic poem on dental hygiene
• Samuel Wesley, who wrote poems including, 'On a Cow's Tail' and 'A Supper of Stinking Ducks'
• Joseph Gwyer, the self appointed poet laureate and potato salesman.
• James McIntyre, a Canadian writer whose poems were mainly about cheese.
The result of this trawl through these long-forgotten works of excruciating genius is a very funny and highly original book. Like their more illustrious colleagues, the work of these writers is entertaining, amusing, memorable and even tear-jerking.
Just for all the wrong reasons.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the funniest book on the face of this earth!,
By anonymouse eeek! (everywhere) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In Search of the World's Worst Writers (Paperback)
this book had me laughing out loud on the bus. I was actually crying with laughter! well worth a look!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny,
By A Customer
This review is from: In Search of the World's Worst Writers (Paperback)
The author has taken a light hearted but irreverent look as some very bad writing indeed. Poems without rhyme, reason and quite often words that actually mean anything, abound. The ludicrousness (if there is such a word) and sheer absurdity comes across well and the author breaks up the verse/prose with a witty running commentary and small morsels of biography about these literary not-so-greats. A very amusing read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliantly funny,
By A Customer
This review is from: In Search of the World's Worst Writers (Paperback)
The author of the hilarious Tabloid Bible, Tabloid Shakespeare and The Dead Sea Files has done his loyal fans a real favour with this one! It is an inspired collection of achingly awful writing, with appropriately witty commentary. A real 'must share with' (or, if necessary, buy for!)others book.Can't wait for his next one!
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