An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain: or Sixty Years of Making the Same Stupid Mistakes as...

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John O'Farrell

An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain

or Sixty Years of Making the Same Stupid Mistakes as Always

John O'Farrell

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Black Swan
15 April 2010

British & Irish history; Humour

John O'Farrell is back with his utterly impartial, cantankerous journey through history, bringing us right up to the present day

Following his hugely popular account of the previous 2000 years, John O'Farrell now comes bang up to date with a hilarious modern history asking 'How the hell did we end up here?'

An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain informs, elucidates and laughs at all the bizarre events, ridiculous characters and stupid decisions that have shaped Britain's story since 1945; leaving the Twenty-First Century reader feeling fantastically smug for having the benefit of hindsight.

By: John O'Farrell
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 355g
ISBN: 9780552775465
ISBN 10: 0552775460
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 15 April 2010
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John O'Farrell studied history at Desborough Comprehensive, where he got a B in his O level. He later continued his research by watching lots of programmes about the Nazis on the UK History Channel. Apart from that he has published three novels, a memoir and three collections of his popular Guardian column. A former comedy scriptwriter for such shows as Spitting Image and Smith and Jones, he is the founder of the satirical website NewsBiscuit and can occasionally be spotted on such TV programmes as Grumpy Old Men, Newsnight Review and Have I Got News For You.