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Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2023 Winner
It is our great pleasure to confirm The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer as the winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2023.
The beloved funnyman and author of the bestselling memoir And Away spins a debut novel rich in his unique brand of surreal whimsy, as nondescript legal assistant Gary seeks a girl he met by chance, through the estates and pie shops of South London. Seamlessly blending comic novel with cosy crime mystery, The Satsuma Complex proves that Mortimer is as adept an author as he is a comedian.
‘He [Mortimer] approaches the world with a sly, mischievous smile. I guess this is what happens when you turn a brilliant, oblique comedic attention to life. The language and the tone tip your perception all the time, and he has this strange ability to keep the reader on the very brink of guffawing for whole chapters at a time.’
Peter Florence, Chair of Judges
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