by Robert Rankin · Corgi Adult · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780552145909
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«Snuff Fiction» is the science fiction and humor novel by Robert Rankin, published by Corgi Adult in paperback (361 pages, in English).
In 1999, the imminent collapse of computer systems threatens to plunge civilization into chaos. Society finds an escape in the return of snuff, and the story follows Mr. Doveston, the man who brings that habit back into fashion. A wild satire on the end of the world, between prophetic dystopia and technophobic caricature.
Originally published in 1999, the novel is presented on the cover as «a peculiar alternative history of the twentieth century» and belongs to the Corgi Adult imprint.
For readers seeking humorous fantasy and dystopias treated with irony, without taking the end of the world too seriously.
Robert Fleming Rankin is a prolific British author of comedic fantasy novels. Born in Parsons Green, London, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with Snuff Fiction in 1999, by which time his previous eighteen books had sold around one million copies. His books are a mix of science fiction, fantasy, the occult, urban legends, running gags, metafiction, steampunk and outrageous characters. According to the biography printed in some Corgi editions of his books, Rankin refers to his style as 'Far Fetched Fiction' in the hope that bookshops will let him have a section to himself. Many of Rankin's books are bestsellers.
