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Cup, the
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Cup, the
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dan Cleary
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Illustrated by Trace Hodgson
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:148 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 125 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780473192822
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| Illustrations |
b/w illustrations
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Dan Cleary
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| Imprint |
Dan Cleary
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| Publication Date |
23 September 2011 |
| Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
The Cup - a short satirical novel. Brilliant. We needed a comic novel about the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and here it is. Like a direct decendant of Vincent O'Sullivan's 70s satire "Miracle", Dan Cleary's "The Cup" also has an affectionate and informed crack at rugby, politics and the unholy combination of the two through its central character, Baldy. Poor Baldy has been charged with running the preparations for the Rugby World Cup - and it turns out to be the worst job in New Zealand. Victoria Cartwright is a ratings-hungry TV journalist who gets on his case. It can't end well, can it? Add in potshots at corporate sponsors, sports "medicine", Maori gangs, the dairy industry and NIMBYs, among other targets, and you have the comic novel about the 2011 Rugby World Cup we needed. - Stephen Stratford (author and book award judge).
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