Sulphuric Acid

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Sulphuric Acid
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Amelie Nothomb
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 125
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780571234936
ClassificationsDewey:843.914
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 3 April 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Tired of traditional reality shows, the television audience wants blood, literally. One day, while out taking a walk in the Jardin des Plantes, Pannonique finds herself piled into a cattle-truck. Suddenly, it seems, anyone can be picked up and hauled off to the studio without a moment's notice. Sulphuric Acid tells the story of this reality TV death camp which has become the nation's obsession - an amoral spectacle played out through the media. Following the shifting fortunes of Pannonique and her nemesis it is a blackly funny and shocking satire about the modern predilection for celebrity and reality television.

Author Biography

Belgian by nationality, Amelie Nothomb was born in Kobe, Japan, and currently lives in Paris. Described in the New York Times as 'slyly outrageous' and by the Financial Times as 'a charming little monster' she is the bestselling author of fifteen novels, translated into thirty languages. Her UK debut, The Book of Proper Names, was published to considerable acclaim in 2004.

Reviews

"'It's always fun to take a journey inside her extraordinary Belgian brain.' Dan Rhodes"