The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange

Barrowcliffe, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569476012 ISBN 13: 9781569476017

Verlag: Soho Pr Inc, 2009

Book by Barrowcliffe Mark

Críticas:

"Funny . . . [Barrowcliffe's] gently knowing style makes the pain of identification a pleasure."--"Entertainment Weekly"
"Mark Barrowcliffe's humorous, self-deprecating memoir of his misspent youth, 'The Elfish Gene, ' is another welcome addition to the growing 'nerdsploitation' genre."--Associated Press
"Hilarious, unbelievably well-remembered . . . begs a movie adaptation. . . . Barrowcliffe writes . . . with uncommon insight."--"The Seattle Times"
"In the best tradition of British humor. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny."--"The Christian Science Monitor"
"Wonderfully captures the insensitivity, insecurity and selfishness of the adolescent male."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review

Funny . . . [Barrowcliffe s] gently knowing style makes the pain of identification a pleasure. Entertainment Weekly
Mark Barrowcliffe s humorous, self-deprecating memoir of his misspent youth, The Elfish Gene, is another welcome addition to the growing nerdsploitation genre. Associated Press
Hilarious, unbelievably well-remembered . . . begs a movie adaptation. . . . Barrowcliffe writes . . . with uncommon insight. The Seattle Times
In the best tradition of British humor. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny. The Christian Science Monitor
Wonderfully captures the insensitivity, insecurity and selfishness of the adolescent male. Publishers Weekly, starred review"

Biografía del autor:

Mark Barrowcliffe grew up in Coventry, England. He worked as a journalist and a stand-up comedian before writing his first hit novel, Girlfriend 44. He has written two other acclaimed comic novels, Lucky Dog and Infidelity for First-time Fathers. He now lives in Brighton.