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Cock and Bull (Paperback)

by Will Self (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (30 Sep 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140173048
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140173048
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 241,318 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This black comedy is divided into two parts. In the first a woman grows a penis and rapes her husband. In the second a man grows a vagina behind his knee and is then seduced by his doctor. Self was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys prize for his collection "The Quantity Theory of Insanity.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 22 Dec 2000
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Very, very funny. The problem with Will Self is that he cannot write without being ultra-ironic and cool, but here it works. The stories (2 novellas), about a woman who grows a penis and rapes her husband, and a man who develops a vagina, could have been merely vulgar in the hands of a lesser writer. But Self writes with such linguistic variety, panache and humour that he lifts these stories to the level of highly intelligent satire. They are shocking, obscene and hugely enjoyable (plus they make some very interesting observsations about gender along the way).
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Challenges sex role expectations!, 30 Nov 2000
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Cock and Bull is disturbing in a comforting way!? It is powerful literature as it destabilses classical narrative expectations and at the same time demonstrates how traditional sex roles have become unstable in our society. The protagonist in Cock represents the contradictions of gender roles in our society and instead of resolution, there is regression...A compelling read for the open-minded...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Deliciously peverse!, 29 Nov 1998
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This book is the epitome of Self writing - a terrific read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An extremely bizare book, but gripping as well.
This is the first one of Will Self's books that I have read and I probably will not be reading any more if his others are anything to go by. Read more
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