Tom Sharpe 14157

Riotous Assembly

2002. Paperback. Pp: 320. When Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime passionel, the gallant members of the South African police force are soon upon the scene. In. ISBN: 9780099435457. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

De SlegteProfessional seller

Book number: 173655

Catalogue: Literatuur

Keywords: 9780099435457

Tom Sharpe

Riotous Assembly

Pan 1971 Paperback, 204pp. If you're ever in the mood for a hugely over-the-top farce about apartheid-era South Africa, well, this is the book for you. Sharpe spent a decade there before being deported as a subversive, and after reading this unrestrained comic pummeling of the RSA, one can only wonder why it took the authorities so long to give him the boot. Indeed authority is target number one in this fast-paced story set in the small city of Piemburg. It all starts when an elderly semi-aristocratic Englishwoman calls the police to report that she's shot her Zulu cook. Refusing police Kommandant van Heerden's best attempts to cover up the matter, she reveals that the cook was also her lover, which so appalls him that he immediately declares a state of emergency and mobilizes the entire police force. And so begins a massive comedy of errors, in which a 'Kaffir-Killer' Konstabel Els plays a large role, as does the slimy Luitenant Veerkamp, and matters take a turn for the utterly bizarre, as rubber fetishes, bondage, a drunken bishop, porno films, cross dressing, and penile novocain injections are all introduced to the plot. As one might surmise from such a litany, the plot spins ever more wildly out of control until events come to a head at--appropriately enough--the insane asylum, (ISBN: 0330234234). Fair.

Book HavenProfessional seller

Book number: 1427679

Catalogue: General

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Sharpe, Tom

Riotous Assembly

New York, The Viking Press, 1972. First American Edition. Cloth. Orange cloth in price clipped jacket. 249 pp. First US edition of this novel satirizing and criticizing apartheid in South Africa. This was the Sharpe's first novel, drawing on his experiences in South Africa before being deported for sedition. GOOD+ jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Jacket spine rather faded. Small area of sticker residue to the upper front jacket. Minor scuffing and edgewear, with a few tiny tears. Minor fading and edgewear to the book. Very Good/Good.

Mare BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 014005

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

TOM SHARPE

Riotous Assembly

The Atlantic Monthly Press Books. 1971. Soft Cover. PB/ pub. 1971/ Gd. condition/ 248 pages Riotous Assembly provides a completely fresh approach to the horror of South Africa. Sharpe himself was deported as an undeniable subversive. (A2). Good.

Mike Long BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 094

Catalogue: Black History

Keywords: fiction, humor, zulu, africa, negro, black history sociology

TOM SHARPE

Riotous Assembly

Atlantic Monthly Press. 1987. Soft Cover. PB/ pub. 1987/ Fair condition/249 pages- When Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime passionnel, the hasty, rude members of the South African police force are soo n upon the scene. (E13134). Good.

Mike Long BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 3134

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: africa, afro-american, history, negro, police, literature, novel, humor, fiction black history

Tom Sharpe

Riotous Assembly

London, Secker and Warburg, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Tom Sharpe's debut work of fiction, presented in the unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This debut novel by Tom Sharpe was inspired by his time in South Africa, and provides a scathing satirical narrative attacking the apartheid regime. This work takes place in the town of Piemburgh, and examines a strange murder case involving a eccentric British spinster.Thomas Ridley Sharpe (1928-2013) was an English satirical novelist, best known for 'Porterhouse Blue', 'Blott on the Landscape', and his 'Wilt' series. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with just a bit of bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with just a bit of wear to the spine region as well as a bit of fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 815D13

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Riotous Assembly Tom Sharpe satire South Africa Tom Sharpe fiction None

Tom Sharpe

Riotous Assembly

London, Secker & Warbung , 1977. Cloth. A bright re-issue of this bestselling debut novel by Tom Sharpe. First published in 1971. A re-issue of 1977. Tom Sharpe's debut novel, satire of South African apartheid and the police who enforce it. Tom Sharpe was a famous English author of satirical novels. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with minor shelf wear only. Light spotting to edges, not affecting pages that remain bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 843A75

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: tom sharpe early editions debut early editions None

Tom Sharpe

Riotous Assembly

London, Secker and Warburg, 1971 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of British comic Tom Sharpe's first novel, set in Apartheid South Africa. The first edition, first impression, with Sharpe's signature tipped in to the title page.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Set in the fictitious town of Piemburg, in South Africa, Sharpe lampoons the apartheid, and the police officers who enforced it.An exceptionally lovely copy of this first edition, a work scarcely found signed. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with small mark to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Author's signature tipped in to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 853F32

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: apartheid South Africa Porterhouse Blue satire South Africa None