Born out of the emotional tempests and contradictions Covid-19 has forced upon us, this scalpel-sharp mock epic from the inimitable Scottish satirist is as much about Britain and Brexit as it is about the pandemic.
Tell, Mighty Wit, how the highest in forethought and,
That tremendous plus, The Science,
Saw off our panic and Globed vexation
Until a drape of calmness furled around the earth
And beckoned a new and greater normal into each life
For which we give plenty gratitude and pay
Willingly for the vict'ry triumph
Merited by these wisest gods.
Pandemonium is an epic mock-heroic poem, written in response to the pandemic with all the anger and wit that Armando Iannucci brings to his vision of contemporary events. It tells the story of how Orbis Rex, Young Matt and his Circle of Friends, Queen Dido and the blind Dom'nic did battle with 'a wet and withered bat' from Wuhan.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781408715086
Number of pages: 80
Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: 194 x 132 x 18 mm
I think he's brilliant, very funny. His is exactly the sort of hilarious yet civilising brain that does the world good. Whatever he says on Twitter, I always think: 'This is wisdom.'" - David Mitchell
It's a really funny poem...Jonathan Swift would approve - Samira Ahmed, BBC Front Row
Armando Ianucci is arguably Britain's greatest satirist, and he certainly does not disappoint here. With his characteristic wit and linguistic originality, he has devised an epic poem to tell the woeful tale of... More
Absolutely excellent
Those who believe the government’s actions during the pandemic have been fabulous and fantastic in this war against a wet and withered bat from Wuhan possibly will not enjoy this.
What is pandemonium? ‘Unrestrained...
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