The Man in the Moon: A hilarious bittersweet comedy novel about an aspiring stand-up comedian

di Andrew Barrow (Autore)

John Sackville (Narratore)

HarperCollins, 2024

Are all aspiring stand-up comics as tragic as Baby Reindeer? If William is anything to go by, the answer is possibly ‘yes’. Nostalgic, razor-sharp and deliciously peculiar, this is a weird but wonderful comedy of manners by the award-winning author of The Tap Dancer. William is a lonely young man on the loose in the late 1960s. A disastrous appearance as a stand-up comic in a pub called The Man In the Moon is only the start of his adventures, in which he consorts with theatrical types, frenzied advertising men and accident-prone lodgers. William’s exploits lead him eventually to the consulting rooms of a Harley Street psychiatrist, where his delusions that he is a comic genius can finally be laid bare. Andrew Barrow’s second – and so far last – novel, first published in 1996, is a hilariously bittersweet comedy that follows in the footsteps of last year’s sensational reissue of The Tap Dancer, which drew praise from Alan Bennett (‘my favourite novel’), Craig Brown (‘sublime comedy’) and India Knight (‘hilariously funny’). In this classic, humorous narrative, William's coming of age journey is a top pick for those seeking a literary fiction that is both unique and engaging. His life, filled with theatrical types and frenzied advertising men, is a testament to the unpredictable nature of growing up. For fans of Alan Bennett (The Laying On Of Hands), Anne Tyler (Redhead by the Side of the Road), David Foenkinos (The Mystery of Henri Pick), Rose Tremain (Absolutely and Forever), and Nina Stibbe (One Day I Shall Astonish the World). HarperCollins 2024

• Autore: Andrew Barrow
• Narratore: John Sackville
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 05:19:19
• Anno edizione: 2024
• Editore: HarperCollins
• EAN: 9780008701895

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