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Lionel Asbo - a very violent but not very successful young criminal - is going about his morning duties in a London prison when he learns that he has just won �139,999,999.50 on the National Lottery. This is not necessarily good news for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Des Pepperdine, who still has reason to fear his uncle's implacable vengeance. Savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant, Lionel Asbo is a modern fairytale from one of the world's great writers.
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Lionel Asbo, Martin Amis
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- Lionel Asbo
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Martin Amis
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0099582058
- ISBN13
- 9780099582052
- Series
- First published
- 2012
- Original title
- Lionel Asbo: State of England
- Rating
- 3.3 out of 5
- Description
- Lionel Asbo - a very violent but not very successful young criminal - is going about his morning duties in a London prison when he learns that he has just won �139,999,999.50 on the National Lottery. This is not necessarily good news for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Des Pepperdine, who still has reason to fear his uncle's implacable vengeance. Savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant, Lionel Asbo is a modern fairytale from one of the world's great writers.