Declan Burke: “Smokey, This Is Not ’Nam. This Is Bowling. There Are Rules.”

“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.” – Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

“Smokey, This Is Not ’Nam. This Is Bowling. There Are Rules.”

Good news and better news, people: first off, Will Russell of Lebowski Fest fame publishes I’m A Lebowski, You’re A Lebowski tomorrow (August 3), the tome being the ultimate The Big Lebowski nerd-fan resource (the Crime Always Pays elves being utterly in thrall to the genius of the Coen Brothers in general and the Duderino in particular). The better news? The Lebowski Fest UK rolls into Edinburgh on August 24 and London on August 30. What to expect? Erm, some bowling, a movie party and waaaaaaay too many quotes from the movie. Still, it’s the most quotable movie since Casablanca, so maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Make with your favourite Lebowski quote in the comment box, folks ...

6 comments:

Graham Powell said...: "Does this place look like I'm fucking married? The toilet seat's up, man!"; August 1, 2007 at 10:35 PM
Vince said...: "I got a rash, man." Some days I like keeping it simple.; August 2, 2007 at 7:20 AM
David Forsythe said...: I never realised there are so many BL fanatics out there.. I feel I belong!!!

Now I'm just going to find a cash machine.; August 2, 2007 at 10:43 PM
Anonymous said...: "Stay in your goddamn element, Donnie!"; August 3, 2007 at 11:06 PM
Anonymous said...: "Hey lady, buddies of mine died face down in the mud just so that you and I could enjoy a family restaurant like this one."; August 4, 2007 at 6:35 PM
kaylah said...: Walter Sobchak: When he moved to Hollywood he had to go door to door to tell everyone he was a pederass.

Donny: What's a... pederass, Walter?
Walter Sobchak: Shut the fuck up, Donny.; September 5, 2007 at 1:33 AM