Tomorrow's World - Portman, Guy

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Résumé :
The Future is Here: And It's Absurd.Meet exasperated octogenarian accountant Terrence. What with the government constantly increasing the mandatory retirement age, he could be toiling until doomsday. Good thing it's coming soon ...Across the pond, centenarian plutocrat Walter has harnessed the power of age-defying medication and is living the playboy lifestyle indefinitely, much to the chagrin of his disenfranchised fellow citizens. His day of reckoning is fast approaching.Exacerbating the farcical situation is mass immigration, gender obsession, celebrity worship, rampant Islamification, and unruly AI.If you like scathing satire, you will relish Tomorrow's World. 'This book will certainly have you turning the pages to see what happens next ...' - The Daily Squib 'Takes our current foibles and obsessions to their logical, gruesome and absurd conclusions' - Adam Riley, Comedian...

Biographie:
As far back as anyone can remember Guy has been an introverted creature, with an insatiable appetite for knowledge, and a sardonic sense of humour. Throughout a childhood in London spent watching cold war propaganda gems such as He Man, an adolescence confined in various institutions, and a career that has encompassed stints in academic research and the sports industry, Guy has been a keen if somewhat cynical social observer. Humour of the sardonic variety is a recurring theme in Guy's writing. His first novel, Charles Middleworth, is an insightful tale of the unexpected. Like the author, the protagonist in Necropolis and Sepultura is a darkly humorous individual - though, unlike the author, he is a sociopath. His latest effort, Tomorrow's World, is a satirical book of vignettes about the future....