An exuberant, acidic satire of modern society and celebrity culture--by a renowned author at the height of his powers.
Young Desmond Pepperdine desires nothing more than books to read and a girl to love. Unfortunately for him, he's the ward of his uncle, Lionel Asbo (self-named after England's notorious Anti-Social Behaviour Orders), a terrifying yet oddly principled thug who's determined to teach him the joys of pitbulls (fed with lots of Tabasco sauce), internet porn ("me love life") and all manner of more serious criminality. But just as Desmond begins to lead a gentler, healthier life, Lionel wins £140 million in the lottery, hires a public relations firm and begins dating a cannily ambitious topless model and poet. Strangely, however, Lionel remains his vicious, weirdly loyal self, while his problems as well as Desmond's seem only to multiply.
Young Desmond Pepperdine desires nothing more than books to read and a girl to love. Unfortunately for him, he's the ward of his uncle, Lionel Asbo (self-named after England's notorious Anti-Social Behaviour Orders), a terrifying yet oddly principled thug who's determined to teach him the joys of pitbulls (fed with lots of Tabasco sauce), internet porn ("me love life") and all manner of more serious criminality. But just as Desmond begins to lead a gentler, healthier life, Lionel wins £140 million in the lottery, hires a public relations firm and begins dating a cannily ambitious topless model and poet. Strangely, however, Lionel remains his vicious, weirdly loyal self, while his problems as well as Desmond's seem only to multiply.
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Hardback Editions
August 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Lionel Asbo: State of England Author(s): Martin Amis ISBN: 0-307-40211-8 / 978-0-307-40211-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Canada Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Lionel Asbo: State of England Author(s): Martin Amis ISBN: 0-307-95808-6 / 978-0-307-95808-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Lionel Asbo: State of England Author(s): Martin Amis ISBN: 0-224-09620-6 / 978-0-224-09620-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Lionel Asbo Author(s): Martin Amis ISBN: 0-224-09621-4 / 978-0-224-09621-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Random House Export Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
June 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: Lionel Asbo Author(s): Martin Amis Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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