Strange Days Indeed - Wheen, Francis
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Paperback edition of Wheen's account of the 1970s, and how it was defined by mass paranoia. '...this book is funny, mordant, unforgiving, intelligent and - I think - true' David Aaronovitch
à â Ë If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday evening in winter, with cold leftovers for supper and a power cut expected at any moment.à â â A jaw-droppingly brilliant account of how the seventies was defined by mass paranoia told with Francis Wheenà â â s wonderfully acute sense of the absurd.

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Paperback edition of Wheen's account of the 1970s, and how it was defined by mass paranoia. '...this book is funny, mordant, unforgiving, intelligent and - I think - true' David Aaronovitch
à â Ë If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday evening in winter, with cold leftovers for supper and a power cut expected at any moment.à â â A jaw-droppingly brilliant account of how the seventies was defined by mass paranoia told with Francis Wheenà â â s wonderfully acute sense of the absurd.
Autorenporträt
Francis Wheen is an author and journalist who was named Columnist of the Year for his contributions to the Guardian. He a regular contributor to Private Eye and is the author of several books, including a highly acclaimed biography of Karl Marx which has been translated into twenty languages and the bestselling 'How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the World'. He recently wrote the screenplay for 'The Lavender List', a biopic of Harold Wilson's last days in government. His collected journalism, 'Hoo-Hahs and Passing Frenzies', won the George Orwell prize in 2003.