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Lionel Asbo : state of England

A satire of modern society and celebrity culture finds the seemingly simple pursuits of young Desmond Pepperdine hampered by his uncle Lionel's near-criminal habits, which become more prominent when Lionel wins the lottery.

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  • "Lionel Asbo - a very violent but not very successful young criminal - is going about his morning duties in a London prison when he learns that he has just won GBP139,999,999.50 on the National Lottery. This is not necessarily good news for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Des Pepperdine, who still has reason to fear his uncle's implacable vengeance."
  • "Young Desmond Pepperdine desires nothing more than books to read and a girl to love. Unfortunately for him, he is the ward of his uncle, Lionel Asbo (self-named after England's notorious Anti-Social Behaviour Orders), a terrifying yet oddly principled thug who's determined to teach him the joys of pitbulls (fed with lots of Tabasco sauce), internet porn (me love life) and all manner of more serious criminality. But just as Desmond begins to lead a gentler, healthier life, Lionel wins 140 million pounds in the lottery, hires a public relations firm and begins dating a cannily ambitious topless model and poet. Strangely, however, Lionel remains his vicious, weirdly loyal self, while his problems as well as Desmond's seem only to multiply."
  • "A satire of modern society and celebrity culture finds the seemingly simple pursuits of young Desmond Pepperdine hampered by his uncle Lionel's near-criminal habits, which become more prominent when Lionel wins the lottery."
  • "A satire of modern society and celebrity culture finds the seemingly simple pursuits of young Desmond Pepperdine hampered by his uncle Lionel's near-criminal habits, which become more prominent when Lionel wins the lottery."@en
  • "Het leven van een jongeman in een Londense gevangenis verandert drastisch nadat hij de jackpot in de lotterij heeft gewonnen."
  • "A savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant saga by a renowned author at the height of his powers. Lionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug (self-named after England's notorious Anti-Social Behaviour Order), has always looked out for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Desmond Pepperdine. He provides him with fatherly career advice (always carry a knife, for example) and is determined they should share the joys of pit bulls (fed with lots of Tabasco sauce), Internet porn, and all manner of more serious criminality. Des, on the other hand, desires nothing more than books to read and a girl to love (and to protect a family secret that could be the death of him). But just as he begins to lead a gentler, healthier life, his uncle'once again in a London prison'wins 140 million in the lottery and upon his release hires a public relations firm and begins dating a cannily ambitious topless model and "poet." Strangely, however, Lionel's true nature remains uncompromised while his problems, and therefore also Desmond's, seem only to multiply."
  • "Lionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug has always looked out for his nephew Desmond Pepperdine. He provides Des with fatherly career advice (always carry a knife) and is determined they should share the joys of pit bulls and Internet porn. Des, however, desires only books to read and a girl to love. Then Lionel - once again in a London prison - wins millions in the lottery..."

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  • "Bestseller 2012 (Englisch)"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Humorous stories"
  • "Satire"@en
  • "Satire"

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  • "Lionel Asbo : state of England"@en
  • "Lionel Asbo : state of England"
  • "Lionel Asbo"
  • "Lionel Asbo: State of England"
  • "La veuve enceinte"
  • "Lionel Asbo State of England"
  • "Lionel Asbo state of England"@en
  • "Lionel Asbo state of England"
  • "Lionel Asbo, l'état de l'Angleterre"
  • "Lionel Asbo : The State of England"
  • "Lionel Asbo, l'état de l'Angleterre : roman"
  • "Lionel Asbo : State of England"