Published by Definitions, part of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Format: Paperback
£7.99
Author:
Anthony McGowan
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780099482130
£7.99
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EAN: 9780099482130
Published: 6 Apr 2006
Sent to Hell for typical teenage misdemeanours, Conor is surprised to find that it's not all pitchforks and leaping flames. But an eternity in a fusty cave full of philosophy books and obscure classical music is actually worse.
Then Conor realizes that his personal version of Hell might be someone else's idea of Heaven - and vice versa. He sets out on a filthy, funny and forbidden journey to search for his opposite number, accompanied by his repulsive pet dog, a depressed cross-dressing Viking and a stumpy devil called Clarence. What he sees is disgusting and what he discovers is shocking, but oddly enough Conor learns a hell of a lot about life - now that he's dead!
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Anthony McGowan made a hilarious debut with Hellbent, a modern take on Dante which manages to mix existentialist and determinist philosophy with quite surprising amounts of poo
- Sunday Telegraph
A wisecracking helterskelter . . . Real boys' stuff . . . but watch out for a twist in the novel's devilish tail
- Observer
A brilliantly nauseating thriller . . . It is a devilishly funny, clever and moving novel
- The Times
Dante for beginners with a serious moral message
- TES
Every writer hates to hear the words 'stunning new talent' applied to someone else, but in the case of Anthony McGowan nothing else will do
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Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester in 1965. Educated at a Catholic comprehensive, some of his school experiences inform his writing now. Before turning to writing full time, Anthony has worked as a nightclub bouncer, an Open University philosophy tutor, a cinema critic and a speechwriter in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. He had his first novel for adults, Stag Hunt, published by Hodder in March 2004. He is married to Rebecca Campbell, a fashion designer and novelist, and they have two small children.
