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Jonathan Coe is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! reworks the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name. It is set within the "carve up" of the UK's resources which some feel was carried out by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative governments of the 1980s. One claim to fame that Coe has is writing the longest sentence in the literature of the English language, one that appeared in The Rotters' Club and appears to hold the record at 13,955 words .

✵ 19. August 1961
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The Dwarves of Death
The Dwarves of Death
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The Rain Before It Falls
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Jonathan Coe Quotes

“I like the rain before it falls. of course there is no such thing, she said. That's why it's my favorite. Something can still make you happy, can't it, even if it isn't real.”

Jonathan Coe book The Rain Before It Falls

Source: The Rain Before It Falls

Happiness

“Some people don't realize that a straight 'No' can be the kindest answer in the world.”

Jonathan Coe book The Dwarves of Death

Source: The Dwarves of Death

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