In piemburgem, the deceptively peacefullooking capital of zululand, kommandant van heerden, konstabel els and luitenant. Police, fiction, comedy, black comedy, fiction in english. A blazing satire of south african apartheid, indecent exposure is tom sharpe s brilliant followup to his riotous assembly. This acclaimed book by tom sharpe is available at in several formats for your ereader. Tom sharpe was born in england in 1928 and educated at cambridge. Also by tom sharpe riotous assembly indecent exposure porterhouse blue. I read indecent exposure porterhouse blue the great. Throughout indecent exposure, dornford yates with his nostalgic eye for the good old days is a prime target for tom sharpes serious lampooning. Will the game go too far when anna struts onto the catwalk in a pair of vibrating knickers in front of the greedy eyes of th.
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Indecent exposure, porterhouse blue, great pursuit and blott on the landscape by tom sharpe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As a satiric takedown of racist white society in arphatide south africa this is a top rate book, but time is merciless and the book is greatly eroded by homophobia and rape jokes. The sequel to riotous assembly, the second and last of sharpes piemburg novels, indecent exposure is also loosely based on the. Jun 06, 20 tom rosenthal at secker had faith that sharpe would become a bestseller. Buy a cheap copy of indecent exposure book by tom sharpe.
He had a photographic studio in pietermaritzburg from 1957 until 1961, and from 1963 to 1972 he was a lecturer in history at. Now as they stood in the refreshment tent luitenant verkramp mentioned the change that had come over the kommandant. At one time is probably was the height of yuks to have white policemen raping black women turned into flaming gays through shock. Bugger bugs luitenant verkramp attempts to catch the kommandant engaged in seedy sexual practices or compromising, subversive conversations. Sharpe continued his noble crusade against racism in south africa with indecent exposure 1973, in which kommandant van. Tom sharpe was an english satirical author, born in london and educated at lancing college and at pembroke college, cambridge after national service with the royal marines he moved to south africa in 1951, doing social work and teaching in natal, until deported in 1961. His work in south africa inspired the novels riotous assembly and indecent exposure from 1963 until 1972 he was a. Set in south africa, this broad, brutal farce begins when afrikaanskommandant van heerden, chief of police in the little town of piemburg, takes a short vacation. Indecent exposure and riotous assembly by tom sharpe are two of the funniest books i have read. He is the author of sixteen novels, including porterhouse blue and blott on the landscape, which were serialised on television, and wilt, which was made into a film. Apr 01, 2004 buy indecent exposure by sharpe, tom from amazons fiction books store. A cip catalogue record for this book is available from the british library isbn 9780099466529 about the author tom sharpe was born. The sequel to riotous assembly, the authors debut novel, this story also successfully lampoons the south african police under apartheid plot summary.
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Indecent exposure by tom sharpe penguin books australia. Tom sharpe was born in 1928 and educated at lancing college and pembroke college, cambridge. He did his national service in the marines before going to south africa in 1951, where he did social work before teaching in natal. What clinches the novels success is mr sharpes brilliant comic style. Tom sharpe books list of books by author tom sharpe. He had a photographic studio in pietermaritzburg from 1957 until 1961, and from 1963 to 1972 he was a lecturer in history at the cambridge college of arts and technology. Thomas ridley sharpe 30 march 1928 6 june 20 was an english satirical novelist, best known for his wilt series, as well as porterhouse blue and blott on the landscape, which were both adapted for television. A blazing satire of south african apartheid, indecent exposure is. Once again the setting is piemburg, the deceptively peaceful looking capital of zululand, where kommandant van. A cip catalogue record for this book is available from the british library isbn 9780099466529 about the author tom sharpe was born in 1928 and educated at lancing college and pembroke college, cambridge. Indecent exposure by tom sharpe book cover, description, publication history. The second novel in his piemburg police series with the return of such characters as kommandant. Indecent exposure by tom sharpe, hardcover abebooks. The sequel to riotous assembly, the authors debut novel, this.
Indecent exposure 1994 read online free book by tom sharpe. Sharpe was born in holloway, london, and brought up. He emigrated to south africa in 1951, but was deported in 1961. Indecent exposure by sharpe, tom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Once again the setting is piemburg, the deceptively peaceful looking capital of zululand, where kommandant van heerden, konstabel els, and luitenant verkramp continue to terrorize true englishmen and even truer zulus in their relentless search for a. Set in the fictional south african town of piemburg, where local police, headed by kommandant van heerden, luitenant verkramp and konstabel els. Tom sharpe, indecent exposure, read by simon callow youtube. Tales of a bungling south african police force set in a chaotic apartheid held state, sharpe pokes a stick in the. Indecent exposure tom sharpe page 2 read online free books.
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