In 2002, the editors of the norwegian book clubs asked 100 authors to nominate ten books that, in their opinion, are the ten best and most central works in world literature. Set in 1924, it details the troubles brought to the fictional irish village of puckoon by the partition of ireland. Puckoon is spike milligan s classic slapstick novel, reissued for the first time since. The son of an irish father and an english mother, milligan was born in india where he spent his childhood, relocating to live and work the majority of his life in the united kingdom. In this reassessment of spike s life and career, biographer humphrey carpenter has unearthed a character who could be as difficult and contradictory as he was generous and talented includes bibliographical references pages 380386 and index.
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