Snuff Fiction Hb [Hardcover]

Robert Rankin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 1999

Society's plug will be pulled on the stroke of midnight, 31 December 1999. But rejoice and give thanks, because snuff is making a comeback. This is a chronicle of the collapse of civilization, as the world slides into chaos with a smile on its face and a finger up its nose.

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Review

"Delivering a characteristically cracked alternative history of the late 20th century...Rankin is on excellent form' -- The Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Robert Rankin currently dwells in a converted Second World War pillbox on a disused railway line in Sussex. Here, with a Large stock of canned beans, toilet rolls and candles, he awaits the fall of civilization. He wishes to make it known to future generations that saying 'I told you so' gave him no satisfaction whatsoever.

Robert Rankin is the author of Apocalypso, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag, Sprout Mask Replica, Nostradamus Ate My Hamster, A Dog Called Demolition, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived, The Greatest Show Off Earth, Raiders of the Lost Car Park, The Book of Utimate Truths, the Armageddon trilogy, and the Brentford quintet which are all published by Corgi books. Robert Rankin's latest novel, Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls, is now available as a Doubleday hardback. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 257 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday (July 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385409443
• ISBN-13: 978-0385409445
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,100,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Big AH-CHOO, November 28, 2000

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Michael Rucki "orderedchaos" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snuff Fiction (Paperback)

Fantastic stuff! If only Rankin had a U.S. publisher the prices of his hysterical books would be a little more tolerable. "Snuff Fiction" is one of his best, a pseudo-memoir written in 2008 about the life of the Doveston, purveyor of the world's bestest tobacco & explosives.

While all Rankin's books are funny, this one's plot lifts it above the rest. All too often Rankin drops plot threads and writes in (intentionally) dense prose. "Snuff Fiction" has his trademark hyper-kinetic writing style while, for once, admirably wrapping everything up at the end. It's a great balance of clever storytelling, some effectively disturbing passages, and overall a lot of laughs.

Buy this book!