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Old 06-06-2013, 07:56 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
Yes, Riotous Assembly is the book of his I remember with most fondness - even more so than the better known Wilt books.

What was the other South African one, by the way? I can't remember.
"Indecent Exposure" is the other South African one.

Both two of his best.
Another two are the first pair of Wilt novels - "Wilt", and "The Wilt Alternative". The following Wilt based ones are relatively disappointing.

His best really use his experiences in South Africa and teaching in a Polytechnic in the UK.... classes of groups like 'Meat One' for a bunch of butchers' apprentices and so forth.

edited for ps.
just read the Guardian feature on him - I'd forgotten about "Porterhouse Blue"... another excellent one of his, based on (inspired by?) his time at Cambridge University.

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