Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see a little red dot on the head of a TV newscaster, then riding the white hot bullet through the propaganda circuitry of his or her exploding brain.Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see a little red dot on the head of a TV newscaster, then riding the white hot bullet through the propaganda circuitry of his or her exploding brain.It's a funny book about the news, partly because it was decided that a pornographic book about Scottish Independence wouldn't really sell. In chapters ranging from International Politics to the Animal World, ‘Scotland's Jesus’ is allowed the opportunity to showcase his increasingly unsympathetic worldview and disintegrating psyche.A torrent of jokes about recent events provide the framework for a broader philosophical despair. Frankie Boyle uses the stories of the popular press as a springboard to explain the nature of reality and the details of our enslavement to mirthless corporate Warlocks.Frankie Boyle is a critically acclaimed comedian and bestselling author. His cruel but perfectly constructed nihilistic gags have made him widely feared and pitied.• This is the third book from Frankie Boyle, bestselling author of My Shit Life So Far (430k copies across HB and PB) and Work! Consume! Die! (91k copies). Frankie’s fanbase is extremely dedicated, and has weathered the storm of his vilification in the media. In 2012 his DVD was the 9th best-selling in the run-up to Christmas, selling over 120k copies – 16k in Christmas week alone. Frankie has sold well over 1 million DVDs in total.• Stand-up comedians have achieved considerable success in the book market, whether it is in autobiography form (Peter Kay’s books have sold 1.7 million copies in total, Michael McIntyre’s 611k, Alan Carr’s 452k and Lee Evans’s 316k) or more of a narrative format (Stewart Lee’s books, for example, have sold 59k in total).• As a social commentator and insatiable courter of controversy, Frankie’s visibility is high throughout the year.• Frankie has a strong social media presence, with 1.2 million Twitter followers and 394k Facebook fans. He will promote the book through these channels as well as with signings and print and broadcast interviews on launch.
Publicat de: HarperCollins Publishers