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by William Boyd (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (25 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140075968
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140075960
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 176,211 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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All Henderson Dores dreams of is fitting in. But America, land of the loony millionaire and the subway poet, down-home Bible-basher and sharp-suited hood, of paralysing personal frankness and surreally fantasized facilities, is hard enough for an Englishman to fit in to. Henderson could never shed enough inhibitions to become just another weirdo. Or could he? This hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy, which Boyd also adapted for screen for the 1980s film starring Daniel Day Lewis, was described in the Guardian as, ‘Splittingly shrewd and engaging … with an extra and uneasy little something fretting away at the ribald content’.

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William Boyd was born in Ghana in 1952. He was brought up there and in Nigeria. He was educated at the universities of Nice, Glasgow and Oxford. He is the author of a number of acclaimed and hugely popular novels and three volumes of short stories, and the recipient of many prizes, including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award. He is married and lives in London
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "Zencing" in the USA, 29 May 2001
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This witty analysis of the foibles of both the English and American characters sees art dealer (and Zen fencing student) Henderson Dores stranded in nowheres-ville USA.

Much cultural misunderstading ensues, whilst the plot increasingly contrives to lead our hero into ever deeper trouble.

As is often mentioned in connection with Boyd's novels, this is an easy read, and a real page-turner. 'Stars & Bars' won't change your life, but it's sure to make you smile.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not William Boyd's best, 20 Oct 2002
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This is a strange one, and very different to other novels by William Boyd. It's laugh-out-loud funny in some places, but I couldn't help feeling some of the jokes were just obvious cheap shots that I would have thought were below a writer of Boyd's calibre. For once I really didn't care what happened to the main character, and the "laughs" were hardly more than cringes by the end.

May be worth reading out of interest if you're a Boyd fan, as its style is completely different from that found in e.g. Brazzaville Beach, The New Confessions, or The Blue Afternoon - all of which I loved - but unfortunately this one doesn't really engage, entertain, or move the reader... fortunately he returned to form after this novel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant and hysterical read, 29 Jun 2000
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A great book that was not only enthralling but increadibly funny and well observed, it will have you laughing outloud and want to read more. One of the best of Boyd's books
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5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud funny
Ok, so this does not have the depth of some of the author's other books, but I found it seriously entertaining in a manic comic way. Read more
Published on 10 July 2007 by Secret Squirrel

2.0 out of 5 stars A weak man in America
If you liked Morgan Leafy (A Good Man in Africa), then you won't think much of Henderson Dores, the - I was going to say 'hero', but let's stick with 'principal character' of... Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2005 by Keith Mitchell

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