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An enormously funny and satisfying satire. --The Spectator
As hilarious as a book can be... The Magic Christian is one of those books that has long warranted a reissue and now that it s here you should all make haste and snap one up... A rare gem, one to be sought out and one to be held dear. --Bookmunch
An authentic artist, a true original. --The Guardian
As hilarious as a book can be... The Magic Christian is one of those books that has long warranted a reissue and now that it s here you should all make haste and snap one up... A rare gem, one to be sought out and one to be held dear. --Bookmunch
An authentic artist, a true original. --The Guardian
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Guy Grand is the last of the big spenders, an eccentric billionaire determined to create disorder and willing to pay anything to prove his theory that there is nothing so degrading that someone won t do it for money. Guy Grand leads a life full of madcap schemes and practical jokes, all showing that everyone has their price and that he is willing to pay it. A satire of America s obsession with money, TV, guns and sex, The Magic Christian is hilarious and wickedly original. One of the most cruelly revealing books about modern life ever written, this was Terry Southern s masterpiece. The Magic Christian was turned into one of the great cult movies starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr.
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When not tending New York holdings, Guy Grand was generally, as he expressed it, "on the go." Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an incredibly funny book.
Guy Grand is a billionaire eccentric. He also hides a contempt for regular standards behind his posh visage.
With the money and inclination to cause all the mischief he pleases, he goes about making some fine mayhem, using his giant wealth as a blinding sheet.
This is a hilarious, compelling and brilliant book.
Guy Grand is a billionaire eccentric. He also hides a contempt for regular standards behind his posh visage.
With the money and inclination to cause all the mischief he pleases, he goes about making some fine mayhem, using his giant wealth as a blinding sheet.
This is a hilarious, compelling and brilliant book.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Magic Christian is a rare find indeed; it pre-dates much contemporary humour by about forty years. The antics of the main character Guy Grand are completely outrageous. If Trigger Happy TV makes you laugh then this book is for you. His madcap ideas and schemes are not only highly original and amusing but cut a biting, satiric piece out of The American Dream.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is supposed to be a novel. It's not. At best, it's a collection of very short stories, linked by the theme of an incredibly rich prankster's cruel practical jokes. Some attempt at continuity is made, generally in a few paragraphs at the beginning of each prank, but it doesn't work. A couple of the short stories are very good, and actually worth reading, but the rest aren't. They're just too cruel to be funny. Don't bother with this book.
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