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The Ballad of Lee Cotton (Paperback)

by Christopher Wilson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus (1 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0349118485
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349118482
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 100,017 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Written with all the imaginative gusto of a heavy-weight novelist' FT MAGAZINE 'Exuberant' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Wildly entertaining' DAILY MAIL 'An exuberant, joyful ride. Outrageously funny, it combines high farce with biting satire' INDEPENDENT 'Written with all the imaginative gusto of a heavy-weight novelist, it's easy to admire this ambitious book' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A complete original' WASHINGTON POST 'With his easy charm that is enthralling and endearing, he is an Everyman whose ballad is worth hearing.' OBSERVER 'Cotton is a marvellous creation... a rumbustious romp of a novel, full of comic set pieces and imaginative, playful writing which explores notions of identity and belonging.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'That this novel never irritates or lectures, or gets too serious, is due entirely to the charm of Lee Cotton, whose easy Southern manners and affability make the book worthwhile. For this, Christopher Wilson should be commended.' SPECTATOR 'It's brimful of ideas, littered with surprises, sad, dramatic, funny by turns, and richly peopled with charcters, from leading players to cameo roles, who are almost, but not quite, too weird for words. This is Wilson's particular skill. As he moves Lee from one part of America to another from race to race and gender to gender he sustains the illusion that- for all its bizarreness- this is an essentially realistic portrayal of modern man (woman, whatever) Lee Cotton is Everyman by way of the Elephan Man, like none of us, yet like any one of us.' LITERARY REVIEW 'There are neat touches of Kurt Vonnegut-esque humour... a wildly entertaining read.' DAILY MAIL 'The true delight here is Wilson's literary ventriloquism. Lee's lilting voice is addictive and often hilarious. As a moral philosopher, though, his insights rival the profundity of that other great Dixie Sage, Forrest Gump.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Wilson is a clever satirist, and his portrait of America in one of its most troubled decades is full of deft touches and surprising twists.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'This is blisteringly funny social satire, a real tour-de-force.' SUNDAY EXPRESS

FT Magazine, 30 April 2005
'Written with all the imaginative gusto of a heavy-weight novelist'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read, 31 Aug 2005
By Philip Rand (Sutton, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
A wonderful study of humanity, with all it's quirks and foibles. Get past the colloquial dialogue and you will laugh out loud at Lee's adventures. If you enjoyed Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre you will love this.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars what a trip!, 26 Jul 2006
By Josette Y. Khalil "ZOoz" (Beirut, Lebanon) - See all my reviews
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loved this book. made me forget war was rageing. unbelievable, written superbly, very well developed characters. chapeau!
Beirut, July 2006.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully composed, 20 Feb 2007
If you're on the lookout for something that little but different this is well worth a read. Interestingly it did take some effort to get through the first few pages, but after that I was hooked.

Covering some serious subjects in a sometimes incidental and light-hearted way it certainly has the power to keep you up late to finish it.
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An excellent read, can't remember the last time I held an 'unputdownable' book.
A wonderful study of life and it's unpredictable route
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I absolutely loved this book, like the other revue stated that it takes a slight bit of perseverance to get through the first few pages but please stick with it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky and funny
This genuinely funny novel tells the tale of how Lee Cotton starts his life as a black boy and ends it as a white woman. Read more
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