My Name Is Legion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312425142)

A Bonfire of the Vanities for contemporary London

From A. N. Wilson, the renowned historian and novelist, comes a stunningly bold new work of fiction set in the darkly glamorous media world. Wilson's London is a bleak, if occasionally hilarious, place: murderous, lustful, money-obsessed, and haunted by strange gods.

The Daily Legion is a rag that peddles celebrity gossip and denounces asylum seekers. The secret is that its financial survival depends on the support of a brutal African government. Recklessly defending this corrupt dictatorship, the newspaper faces off against Father Vivyan Chell, an Anglican monk and missionary who is working to overthrow the corrupt regime. They wage a smear campaign against the priest. Freedom fighters join the battle. Violence escalates.

Called "a big, broad, sweeping book, as disturbing as it is funny" by The Guardian, My Name Is Legion is a savage satire on the morality of contemporary Britain-its press, its politics, its church, its rich, its underclass. At times shocking, at times tragic, it is a provocative take on present-day England, delivering both delicious fun and acid social commentary.

Author: A. N. Wilson
ISBN-10: 0312425147
ISBN-13: 9780312425142
Publisher: Picador USA
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2006
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 07/23/2006 pg. 20