Tom Sharpe
Tom Sharpe was a British comic novelist whose Wilt series and Porterhouse Blue are celebrated as exemplars of savage English satirical comedy. His targets ranged from academia to apartheid-era South Africa, which he depicted in the acidic Riotous Assembly.
Works
- WiltA hapless teacher is falsely accused of murder and buried alive in a doll
- The Wilt AlternativeMore misadventures of Henry Wilt caught in absurd and surreal situations
- Wilt on HighWilt faces dangerous criminals and chaotic circumstances on a golf course trip
- Porterhouse BlueStudents and staff at an elite college engage in blackmail and scandal
- Blott on the LandscapeA widow and her eccentric son clash over a protected landslide
- Riotous AssemblyA South African policeman faces violence and revenge in apartheid-era narrative