Theodore Dalrymple

• Jun-1996
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• Feb-1998
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Life expectancy has increased dramatically i n the last fifty years, but concern about health remains hig h. This book examines why we are so obsessed with health mat ters, and dispels some of the popular myths that surround he alth concerns. '...

• Oct-2010
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• Aug-2017
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Theodore Dalrymple, almost singlehandedly, revived the languishing Essay and in so doing became Britain s answer to Montaigne. In this, his first foray into the Short Story form, he proves himself a rival of Anton Chekhov. His many devoted fans wi...

• Jun-2018
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In this, Theodore Dalrymple s second collection of short stories, he begins to let his imagination run. The absurdity of modern life is fully laid bare when taken to extremes. You will laugh through your tears.

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Satire is prophecy...

• May-2020
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The embargo was a success: the people were starving and the country was in ruins... Extreme situations have always illuminated the human condition, and in these three stories set in three widely-separated places in times of crisis, Theodore Dalrymple...

• Nov-2020
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When Theodore Dalrymple wrote The Examined Life, poking fun at modern man's excessive concern for his own health, he little thought that Covid-19 would soon turn satire into reality. Are there considerations in life other, or more important, than hea...

• Jan-2021
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Human life is filled with predicaments. In these eight stories, Theodore Dalrymple examines how people struggle with everyday conflicts and frustrations - or create them for others. The challenges of modern life are revealed to be both tragic and amu...

• Mar-2021
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An inspired anthology about physical and psychological illness, healing, and healers—featuring a brilliant array of classic and contemporary writers, from Anton Chekhov to Lorrie Moore.This unique anthology gathers fictional tales of sickness an...

• Aug-2022
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Mr Rose was not the kind of man to accept defeat without retaliation. Rancour with him was no passing mood but a permanent state, to be nursed by memory and increased by reflection. The protagonists of Theodore Dalrymple's new collection of stories a...