The Diary of a Nobody

The funniest book in the worldEvelyn Waugh

There's a universality about Pooter that touches everybody . . . [he] fits into the tradition of absurd humour that the British do well, which started with Jonathan Swift and runs through Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear to Monty PythonJasper Fforde, Time Out

Pooter himself is as gentle as you could wish, a wonderful character, genuinely lovable. The book is beautifully constructedAndrew Davies, Glasgow Herald

One of those rare books that nails a cultural archetype and has won the affection of successive generationsThe Times