by John O'Farrell · Doubleday · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780385600989
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«This Is Your Life» is John O'Farrell's satirical novel, published by Doubleday in paperback (289 pages, in English).
Jimmy Conway has become a fake celebrity: he won an award for something he never did and has appeared in magazines in other people's homes. The night he appears live from the London Palladium, having never performed, his secret threatens to unravel. The novel uses humor to satirize celebrity culture and asks what success really means.
John O'Farrell, the author, is a comedy writer with credits on Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You; the novel was published on November 4, 2002.
For readers of contemporary fiction looking for a satire on fame with a humorous tone; it can also work as book club reading.
John O'Farrell is a British author, comedy scriptwriter and political campaigner. Previously a lead writer for such shows as Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You, he is now best known as a comic author for such books such as The Man Who Forgot His Wife and An Utterly Impartial History of Britain. He is one of a small number of British writers to have achieved best-seller status with both fiction and nonfiction. His books have been translated into around thirty languages and adapted for radio and television.
