Ebook {Epub PDF} Pussy by Howard Jacobson

In record time, Howard Jacobson has produced a satirical novel, Pussy, that is flagrantly inspired by the 45th president of the United States of www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. "Pussy" is for America's children -- cleverly written, funny as fuck, farcical. I myself have gone into hiding; expatriated to another country so as to avoid all things Trump. If you are appalled by the US president, this is a must read. Pussy is the story of Prince Fracassus, heir presumptive to the Duchy of Origen, famed for its golden-gated skyscrapers and casinos, who passes his boyhood watching reality shows on TV, imagining himself to be the Roman Emperor Nero, and fantasizing about hookers. He is idle, boastful, thin-skinned and egotistic; has no manners, no curiosity, no knowledge, no idea and no words in which to express them.

Howard Jacobson writes Donald Trump novella Pussy in 'a fury of disbelief' This article is more than 4 years old. Pussy is not Jacobson's first venture into fairytale fiction. "One of the. For anyone thinking that Pussy is a comic novel, beware: the book is relentlessly unfunny. But this should not be taken as a criticism; rather, recognition of just how creepily well realized and bleak Jacobson's vision of the Trump phenomenon turns out to be It also captures, with chilling accuracy, the way Trumpism is a reflection of the post-literate world we increasingly inhabit. This is the kind of reaction the royal family of Howard Jacobson's fictional Republic of Origen might have had. With "Pussy," his fifteenth novel, Jacobson has written an altogether too obvious allegorical send-up of President Trump and the increasingly vulgar culture that produced him.

Pussy audiobook written by Howard Jacobson. Narrated by Mike Grady. Get instant access to all your favorite books. No monthly commitment. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Try Google Play Audiobooks today!. Howard Jacobson wrote his bitterly funny Trumpian satire, Pussy, before the British General Election was a twinkle in our eyes. As I read it I was seeing the same wanton gullibility of the mob, here in England. Pussy, written at huge speed, is a brilliant send-up of President Trump and a departure from Jacobson’s usual contemporary fiction. Published this week, the deliciously funny satire takes wry pot shots at the most powerful man in the US and his inner circle and raises serious questions about morality, identity and truth in today’s increasingly strange political world.