{"product_id":"lionel-asbo-state-of-england-paperback","title":"Lionel Asbo: State of England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Amis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wickedly funny, grotesquely exaggerated portrait of modern Britain, as seen through the rise of one of Amis's most outrageous characters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the brutal concrete landscape of Diston Town, teenage Des Pepperdine is doing his best to stay invisible--reading poetry, avoiding trouble, and nursing a dangerous secret. But his guardian, Lionel Asbo, is a ferocious presence: a pit-bull-breeding, tabloid-devouring career criminal with a gift for violence and a hatred of books. When Lionel wins the lottery from inside prison and becomes an overnight millionaire, Des is dragged along for the ride, caught between survival, loyalty, and the faint hope of something better. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith savage humor and a Dickensian eye for the grotesque, \u003ci\u003eLionel Asbo: State of England \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures a nation enthralled by celebrity and excess. It's a darkly comic portrait of a young man coming of age in a culture that confuses notoriety with success, and a meditation on the quiet courage it takes to resist chaos from within your own home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Amis\u003c\/b\u003e (1949-2023) was a British novelist and critic. His work includes fifteen novels, among them \u003ci\u003eMoney, London Fields\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Information\u003c\/i\u003e; two collections of short stories; five books of essays; and the acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eExperience\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54051524935987,"sku":"9781250414953","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DxppMekpl-9781250414953.webp?v=1788996255","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/lionel-asbo-state-of-england-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}