The Hungry and the Fat

Zusatztext Vermes' v ery readable satire cuts close to the bone in its take on what continues to be the defining issue in German politics today. Informationen zum Autor Timur Vermes is the son of a German mother and a Hungarian father who fled the country in 1956, Vermes was born in Nuremberg in 1967. He studied history and politics and went on to become a journalist. He has written for the Abendzeitung and the Cologne Express and worked for various magazines. He has ghostwritten several books since 2007. He is the author of Look Who's Back, an international bestseller that was made into a movie by Netflix. ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: Jamie Bulloch's translations include Ruth Maier's Diary, Portrait of a Mother as a Young Women by F. C. Delius, and novels by Paulus Hochgatterer and Daniel Glattauer. Klappentext A young refugee organises a march from the migrant camps to Europe with maximum media visibility due to the involvement of a German model and reality TV personality, obstructed by government bewilderment and the rallying of the far right. Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch. By the author of LOOK WHO'S BACK, a radical and bold satire in inequitable times. Zusammenfassung By the author of LOOK WHO'S BACK, a radical and bold satire in inequitable times. "Whizz-bang energy and gleeful imaginative savagery" Sam Leith, Guardian "More than mere satire, it's a book that engages deeply" Alex Preston, Financial Times "An immensely enjoyable read" Daniel Hahn, Spectator "A caustic, clever satire with a powerful emotional core" Becky Long, Irish Times "Satirical, sharp, believable . . . Brilliant" Rick O'Shea, RTE REFUGEE CAMPS IN AFRICA ARE SWELLING And Europe has closed its borders. The refugees have no future, no hope, and no money to pay the vast sums now demanded by people smugglers. The only thing they have is time. AND THEN AN ANGEL ARRIVES FROM REALITY T.V. When model and star presenter Nadeche Hackenbusch comes to film at the largest of the camps, one young refugee sees a unique opportunity: to organise a march to Europe, in full view of the media. Viewers are gripped as the vast convoy moves closer, but the far right in Germany is regrouping and the government is at a loss. Which country will halt the refugees in their tracks? THE HUNGRY AND THE FAT A devastating, close-to-the-knuckle satire about the haves and have-nots in our divided world by one of Europe's finest and most perceptive writers. Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch ...

Vermes' very readable satire cuts close to the bone in its take on what continues to be the defining issue in German politics today.

Vorwort
By the author of LOOK WHO'S BACK, a radical and bold satire in inequitable times.

Autorentext
The son of a German mother and a Hungarian father who fled the country in 1956, Timur Vermes was born in Nuremberg in 1967. He studied history and politics and went on to become a journalist. He has written for the Abendzeitung and the Cologne Express and worked for various magazines. He has ghostwritten several books since 2007. Look Who's Back has sold more than 250,000 copies in its English editions, and rights were sold to 35 territories.

Klappentext

A young refugee organises a march from the migrant camps to Europe with maximum media visibility due to the involvement of a German model and reality TV personality, obstructed by government bewilderment and the rallying of the far right. Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch.

Zusammenfassung
By the author of LOOK WHO'S BACK, a radical and bold satire in inequitable times.