The Humorist

Russell Kane

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Hardback (26 Apr 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Survivor, genius, critic.
Murderer.
Meet Benjamin Davids White, blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift: to understand humour at its deepest level. Yet Benjamin is cursed, too: in all his life, he has never laughed or smiled. At the height of his profession as a comedy critic, yet lacking any kind of human empathy, Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known. A joke that has the power to kill...

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Book information

ISBN:	9780857209238
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Pub date:	26 Apr 2012
Edition:	Hardback original
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Number of pages:	311
Weight:	402g
Height:	141mm
Width:	222mm
Spine width:	16mm