A brilliantly funny, occasionally tender and always surprising view of a sixteen-year-old boy's Hell - an explosive cross between Terry Pratchett and Dante!
Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester in 1965. Educated at a Catholic comprehensive, some of his school experiences inform his writing now. Before turning to writing full time, Anthony has worked as a nightclub bouncer, an Open University philosophy tutor, a cinema critic and a speechwriter in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. He had his first novel for adults, Stag Hunt, published by Hodder in March 2004. He is married to Rebecca Campbell, a fashion designer and novelist, and they have two small children.
Anthony McGowan made a hilarious debut with Hellbent, a modern take
on Dante which manages to mix existentialist and determinist
philosophy with quite surprising amounts of poo
*Sunday Telegraph*
A wisecracking helterskelter . . . Real boys' stuff . . . but watch
out for a twist in the novel's devilish tail
*Observer*
A brilliantly nauseating thriller . . . It is a devilishly funny,
clever and moving novel
*The Times*
Dante for beginners with a serious moral message
*TES*
Every writer hates to hear the words "stunning new talent" applied
to someone else, but in the case of Anthony McGowan nothing else
will do
*Meg Rosoff*
Anthony McGowan made a hilarious debut with Hellbent, a
modern take on Dante which manages to mix existentialist and
determinist philosophy with quite surprising amounts of poo --
Anthony Horowitz * Sunday Telegraph *
A wisecracking helterskelter . . . Real boys' stuff . . . but watch
out for a twist in the novel's devilish tail -- Hepzibah Anderson *
Observer *
A brilliantly nauseating thriller . . . It is a devilishly funny,
clever and moving novel -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
Dante for beginners with a serious moral message -- Geraldine
Brennan * TES *
Every writer hates to hear the words "stunning new talent" applied
to someone else, but in the case of Anthony McGowan nothing else
will do -- Meg Rosoff
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