Book description
Bruce shoots movies. Wayne and Scout shoot to kill. In a single night
they find out the hard way what's real and what's not, who's the hero
and who's the villain. The USA watches slack-jawed as Bruce and Wayne
together resolve some serious questions. Does Bruce use erection cream?
Does art imitate life or does life simply imitate bad art? And most of
all, does sugar-pie really love his honeybun? Serious, morally
complex, structurally rich and bitterly funny Independent on Sunday
Fierce, garish and frighteningly funny Spectator An absolute coup of
black comedy Daily Telegraph One of the most brilliantly sustained and
focused pieces of satire I've ever read -- Douglas Adams Killer
prose...a viciously funny satire that also works as a tongue-in-cheek
thriller The Sunday Times
Ben Elton is one of Britain's most provocative and entertaining
writers. From celebrity to climate change, from the First World War to
the end of the world, his books give his unique perspective on some of
the most controversial topics of our time.
He has written twelve major bestsellers, including Stark,
Popcorn, Inconceivable (filmed as Maybe
Baby, which he also directed), Dead Famous, High
Society (WH Smith People's Choice Award 2003) and The First Casualty.
He has also written some of television's most popular and incisive
comedy, including The Young Ones, Blackadder and The
Man From Auntie. His stage work includes three West End plays
and the hit musicals The Beautiful Game and We Will Rock You.
He is married with three children.
