Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
14 February 2013
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Christie Malry is a simple man. As a young accounts clerk at a confectionery factory in London he learns the principles of Double-Entry Bookkeeping. Frustrated by the petty injustices that beset his life – particularly those caused by the behaviour of authority figures – he determines a unique way to settle his grievances: a system of moral double-entry bookkeeping. So,...
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14 February 2013
192 pages
9781447200352
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Delightful to read, highly amusing, and cleverDaily Telegraph
Johnson has undoubtedly written a masterpieceAuberon Waugh
The most accessible, exuberant and despairing of all his worksJohn Lanchester