{"product_id":"mondeo-man-luke-wright-9781908058096","title":"Mondeo Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eClick the Extracts tab above to read three poems from \u003cem\u003eMondeo Man\u003c\/em\u003e: 'Thaxted', 'A Hornchurch Commuter' and 'Houses that Used to Be Boozers'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the funniest and most brilliant poets of his generation\" - Johann Hari, \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The best young performance poet around\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExplosive political satire and acerbic wit leap from stage to page in this hotly anticipated debut collection from Luke Wright. \u003cem\u003eMondeo Man\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates and laments a country of disappearing pubs, celebrity anti-heroes and motorway service stations, perfectly capturing the English idiom at the turn of the twenty-first century. Yummy mummies and debauched Tories mingle with drunk Essex commuters and leering tabloid paps; a small town chip-shop becomes the site of a heart-wrenching story of failed marriage; and a televised manhunt enthralls an entire nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFast-paced and inventive, this is poetry at its most approachable, satirical, fun, and archetypally English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Whatever it is that Luke Wright has been ingesting, artists of all genres need to get it bottled right now.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe List\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Visceral, poignant and riotously funny.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Performance poetry's key revivalist.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetro\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuke Wright \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Hackney in 1982. His poetry stage shows have toured the UK, Europe, Australia and China, including sold-out runs in London and Edinburgh. His latest UK tour is \u003cem\u003eYour New Favourite Poet\u003c\/em\u003e (2012-13). He is a resident poet on BBC Radio 4's \u003cem\u003eSaturday Live\u003c\/em\u003e. His first book, \u003cem\u003eWho Writes This Crap?\u003c\/em\u003e, co-written with Joel Stickley, was published by Penguin in 2008 (\"An inspired piece of parody\", \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e), and the pair's short film \u003cem\u003eCrash! Bang! Wallow!\u003c\/em\u003e won an award at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. His 2009 verse documentary for Channel 4, \u003cem\u003eThe Seven Ages of Love\u003c\/em\u003e, was nominated for a Grierson Award. He lives in Suffolk, where he hosts Latitude Festival's Poetry Arena, Europe's largest single poetry event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luke Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908058099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908058096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penned in the Margins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Luke Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598597648639,"sku":"9781908058096","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da956217-8ebd-4354-a57c-417764e58d9f.jpg?v=1702383397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mondeo-man-luke-wright-9781908058096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}