by Tom Sharpe · Columna CAT · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466404327
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«Assemblea Sediciosa» is Tom Sharpe's satirical novel, published by Columna CAT in paperback (216 pages, in Catalan).
Set in Zululand during the British colonial era, the plot begins when Miss Hazelstone shoots her Zulu cook and demands to be tried for murder. Detective Els, accustomed to resolving such cases with a standard procedure, is dragged into a chaos of absurd humor and satire of colonialism.
First installment of Tom Sharpe's Piemburg series, originally published as «Riotous Assembly» in 1971. This 2004 Catalan edition belongs to the Nova Butxaca collection.
For those who enjoy absurd comedy and social satire, with the sharp, provocative style that characterizes Tom Sharpe.
Thomas Ridley Sharpe was an English satirical novelist, best known for his Wilt series, as well as Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape, all three of which were adapted for television.
