Paperback edition of Amis's controversial novel about a sleazy criminal who wins the lottery. A satirical modern fairytale, it gives a humorous portrait of today's Britain, as Lionel Asbo's win spells disaster for his book-loving nephew Des, who has a secret that could unleash Lionel's vengeance. 'I read the book in a sitting, chortling throughout... with its swaggering prose and undertow of quiet pathos, this book marks a return to something not far short of Amis's best' Max Davidson, }Mail On Sunday Meanwhile, Des desires nothing more than books, a girl to love and to steer clear Uncle Li’s psychotic pitbulls, Joe and Jeff. ‘One of Amis's funniest novels’ New Yorker‘A book that looks at us, laughs at us, looks at us harder, closer, and laughs at us harder and still more savagely’ Observer
