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Lionel Asbo: State of England is a novel by the English author Martin Amis, published in 2012. Synopsis. Desmond Pepperdine, a teen resident of the hopeless borough of Diston Town, shares the home of his late mother with his uncle, the implacably yobbish Lionel Asbo.
- Martin Amis
- 2012
Jun 7, 2012 · A savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant saga by a renowned author at the height of his powers. Lionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug (self-named after England's notorious Anti-Social Behaviour Order), has always looked out for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Desmond Pepperdine.
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May 7, 2013 · Des Pepperdine is a boy out of place. He lives on the thirty-third floor of a London housing project; while his peers pick fights, Des retreats to the public library. What’s more, Des’s uncle and guardian, Lionel Asbo, is one of the most notorious petty criminals in the city.
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- 2012
- Martin Amis
Aug 21, 2012 · A savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant saga by a renowned author at the height of his powers. Lionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug (self-named after England's notorious Anti-Social Behaviour Order), has always looked out for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Desmond Pepperdine.
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Aug 20, 2012 · Martin Amis’s “Lionel Asbo: State of England” explores the relationship between a ruthless, psychotic thug and his nephew, as the two live out their lives in a brutish...
- Michiko Kakutani
Aug 21, 2012 · Lionel Asbo: State of England. By turns outrageous and touching, an exuberant Dickensian satire of crime, celebrity, and modern culture from "one of the most gifted...
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Aug 21, 2012 · A savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant saga by a renowned author at the height of his powers. Lionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug (self-named...
