Rowson, Martin
Overview
Works: |
59
works in
156
publications in
3
languages and
3,476
library holdings
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Genres: |
Fiction
Stream of consciousness fiction
Experimental fiction
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
Satire
Juvenile works
Biography
Humor
Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Roles: |
Author, Illustrator, Creator, Author of introduction, Editor
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Classifications: |
PR3714,
823.6 |
Most widely held works about
Martin Rowson
Most widely held works by
Martin Rowson
The life & opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman by Laurence Sterne (
Book
)
13
editions published
between
1996
and
2010
in
English
and held by
210
libraries
worldwide
A graphic adaptation of a 1767 novel by Laurence Sterne, an English clergyman. A bawdy work filled with eccentric characters, the novel represented a reaction to the intellectualism of the 18th century
The sweet smell of psychosis by Will Self (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
1996
and
2011
in
English
and held by
142
libraries
worldwide
A satire of modern life focusing on a British yuppie named Richard Hermes
Snatches by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
2006
and
2010
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
94
libraries
worldwide
"From the appearances of the human race in Africa, four million years ago, to our ultimate destiny beyond the stars, Martin Rowson's first novel takes us to Mexico under the Aztecs, the Inquisition in Rome, the secrets of the Internet, the bogs of Irish nationalism, introduces an alcoholic werewolf and his dog, educates us in literary and management theory, glimpses 9/11, journalism, warfare, time travel, the Arts and Crafts Movement, Global Warming, personal therapy and focuses on Hell. Retelling the stories of the worst decisions the human race has ever made - and featuring a cast that includes Saint Simeon Stylites, Hernando Cortes, Adolf Hitler, Evelyn Waugh, Sigmund Freud, Josef Stalin and Candide in Las Vegas, and with supporting roles from Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pol Pot and Osama Bin Laden (as well as Superman and a talking sturgeon), Snatches is an exploration of love, art, politics, history and just how bloody awful it is to be here."--BOOK JACKET
Giving offence by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
74
libraries
worldwide
Imperial exits by Julius Cicatrix (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1995
and
1996
in
English
and held by
69
libraries
worldwide
Old Testament stories with a Freudian twist by Leo Abse (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
67
libraries
worldwide
This collection of Leo Abse's last essays are writings that he was working on from 2006 up to and during his final illness. They take as their starting point stories from the Old Testament. For Abse, the Bible provided a great inspiration for analysis, reflection, and speculation. His own distinctive voice is evident in every essay. Chapters include: Jubal: A discursive meditation on music and its origins; Jacob's wrestling match; The judgment of Solomon; Abishag: The lure of incest; and The nakedness of Noah
The Nodland express by Anna Clarke (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1995
and
1997
in
German and English
and held by
38
libraries
worldwide
The dog allusion : pets, gods and how to be human by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2008
and
2010
in
English
and held by
35
libraries
worldwide
Curiosities of literature : a book-lover's anthology of literary erudition by John Sutherland (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
33
libraries
worldwide
One of our best-known and best-loved literary critics turns his attention to the more bizarre areas of literature in this miscellany of fact and trivia. Which author had the heaviest brain? What was the original title of 1984? What do 12% of all winners of the Booker prize have in common? When did cigarettes start making an appearance in English literature? And, while we're at it, who wrote the first Western, and is there any link between asthma and literary genius? Sutherland's irreverent literary masterpiece illuminates every topic imaginable, from author advances to civil war literature to Victorian sex to odd-things-eaten-by-literary characters (think Patrick Bateman's girlfriend in American Psycho). This is the ideal anthology of useless information for all book lovers
Standing for something by Mark Seddon (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
32
libraries
worldwide
Mark Seddon is best known in Britain as a leading member of the Awkward Squad, a thorn in the flesh of New Labour as editor of Tribune, house magazine of the Left, for over a decade. In that role and as a member of Labour's National Executive Committee, he scurried around the corridors of power, gaining a unique perspective on the activities of Blair, Brown and Mandelson - and of less familiar figures who played their part in the story of New Labour. Standing for Something is the record of an unusual political life played out on an international stage
Fuck : the human odyssey by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
30
libraries
worldwide
"Award-winning cartoonist Martin Rowson tells the story of Earth, from the Big Bang, the emergence of life, the death of the dinosaurs, the dawn of civilisation, the invention of the wheel, the Trojan War, the Crucifixion, the Fall of Rome, the Black Death, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, World War One, Nazism, consumerism, the Cold War, 9/11 and beyond to the End of the World, in sixty-seven beautiful, savage, splendidly satirical images, all with only one word in the speech bubbles."--BOOK JACKET
Scenes from the lives of the great socialists by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
1983
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
22
libraries
worldwide
1948 : a novel in verse by Andy Croft (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
18
libraries
worldwide
F*ck : a history of the world in 65 unfortunate incidents by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
18
libraries
worldwide
Vida y opiniones de Tristram Shandy, caballero by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
2014
in
Spanish and English
and held by
16
libraries
worldwide
A graphic adaptation of a 1767 novel by Laurence Sterne, an English clergyman. A bawdy work filled with eccentric characters, the novel represented a reaction to the intellectualism of the 18th century
Leben und Ansichten von Tristram Shandy, Gentleman : Nach Laurence Sterne by Laurence Sterne (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
2011
in
German
and held by
15
libraries
worldwide
The limerickiad by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
14
libraries
worldwide
Stuff by Martin Rowson (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2008
in
Undetermined
and held by
1
library
worldwide
'Stuff' is part memoir, part reminiscence, but mostly a funny, thought-provoking and ultimately moving meditation on families, life, love, disease, death, grief and memory, and the existentialist horrors of clearing out the attic
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Martin Rowson cartoonist
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