Tom Sharpe RIP

[Tangled up in Blue]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/06/tom-sharpe-dies

Loved the Wilt books.I'm sure he'll be missed by Meat One and Plasterers Two as well.:smiles:

 

[MK Shrimper]

Have a feeling I've seen the film "Wilt" but that about it for my exposure to his work. RIP Tom.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Have a feeling I've seen the film "Wilt" but that about it for my exposure to his work. RIP Tom.

The film was pretty dire but pick up almost any one of his comic novels and I'm sure you won't regret it.

 

[Napster]

Loved his books, time for a revisit. Porterhouse Blue is fantastic.

 

[Smudger]

Top player mishandled by Fergie. RIP. :thumbdown::sad::sad::sad:

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

Loved his books, time for a revisit. Porterhouse Blue is fantastic.

One of my favourite books, I also really enjoyed Vintage Stuff.

Not always a big fan of humour fiction, but Sharpe and George MacDonald Fraser were both masters of it IMO.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

One of my favourite books, I also really enjoyed Vintage Stuff.

Not always a big fan of humour fiction, but Sharpe and George MacDonald Fraser were both masters of it IMO.

Went for a meal over at a mate's place here last night.He was an ex-A Level History student of Tom Sharpe's at Cambridge Tech. back in the day.He and his partner had also bumped into TS at Llafranc, some years ago,when they were waiting to go into the same restaurant there.Small world and all that.
He was,(according to my mate), a very nice man and a good teacher too!