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Publication Name
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN
9780151012763
Book Title
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Item Length
8.2in
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication Year
2007
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0in
Author
Paul Torday
Genre
Fiction
Topic
General, Humorous / General
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Dr. Alfred Jones is a henpecked, slightly pompous middle-aged scientist at the National Centre for Fisheries Excellence in London when he is approached by a mysterious sheikh about an outlandish plan to introduce the sport of salmon fishing into the Yemen. Dr. Jones refuses, but the project, however scientifically absurd, catches the eye of British politicians, who pressure him to work on it. His diaries of the Yemen Salmon Project, from beginning to glorious, tragic end, form the narrative backbone of this novel; interspersed throughout are government memos, e-mails, letters, and interview transcripts that deftly capture the absurdity of bureaucratic dysfunction.With a wickedly wonderful cast of characters--including a weasel-like spin doctor, a missing soldier and his intrepid fiancee, and Dr. Jones's own devilish wife--Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is the whimsical story of an unlikely hero who discovers true love, finds himself first a pawn and then a victim of political spin, and learns to believe in the impossible.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0151012768
ISBN-13
9780151012763
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Book Title
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Author
Paul Torday
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
18 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pr6120.O73s25 2007
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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN"A wonderful novela cry for humanity in our target-driven, spin-riddled world." MARINA LEWYCKA, author of A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRAINIAN, An amusing satire... thought-provoking and memorable. That is an achievement for any author, let alone a first-time novelist., Bizarre doesn't begin to describe the deliciously sly, ironic humour that drives much of the novel and the deftness of Torday's parodies of political spin and hypocrisy., An entertaining and successful debut... Warmly recommended to anyone searching for feelgood comedy with surprising bite., Torday carries it off with a wacky plot, vivid characters, and a knowing sense of politics and bureaucracy. A remarkably assured first novel, this one is a pure delight., This highly original novel blends satire with gentle humanity in a tale of what happens when idealism meets self-serving politics and bungling bureaucracy... [A] stunning debut., ADVANCE PRAISE FOR SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN"A wonderful novel--a cry for humanity in our target-driven, spin-riddled world." --MARINA LEWYCKA, author of A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRAINIAN, ADVANCE PRAISE FOR SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN"A wonderful novel—a cry for humanity in our target-driven, spin-riddled world." —MARINA LEWYCKA, author of A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRAINIAN, Bizarre doesn''t begin to describe the deliciously sly, ironic humour that drives much of the novel and the deftness of Torday''s parodies of political spin and hypocrisy.
Table of Content
ContentsEXTRACTS1.The origins of the Yemen Salmon Project12.Extracts from the diary of Dr Alfred Jones: his wedding anniversary123.Feasibility of introducing salmon into the Yemen344.Extracts from the diary of Dr Jones: his meeting with Sheikh Muhammad435.Extracts from the diary of Dr Jones: marital issues may have clouded his judgement636.Correspondence between Captain Robert Matthews and Ms Harriet Chetwode-Talbot747.Press comment878.Intercepts of al-Qaeda e-mail traffic959.Interview with Peter Maxwell, director of communications, prime ministers office9910.Transcript of Interview with the prime minister, the Rt Hon. Jay Vent MP, on BBC1 The Politics Show10611.Continuation of interview with Peter Maxwell11112.E-mail correspondence between David Sugden, NCFE, and Mr Tom Price-Williams, head of fisheries, Environment Agency11913.Extract from the diary of Dr Jones: his return to Glen Tulloch12314.Interview with Dr Alfred Jones: his meeting with Mr Peter Maxwell and Sheikh Muhammad13315.Peter Maxwell is interviewed for the Time Off column of the Sunday Telegraph, 4 September15016.Interview with Ms Harriet Chetwode-Talbot15617.Extract from Hansard16918.The termination of the employment contract of Dr Jones17619.Correspondence between Captain Robert Matthews and Ms Harriet Chetwode-Talbot19020.Intercepts of al-Qaeda email traffic20321.Extract from Hansard20722.Extracts from the diary of Dr Jones: he visits the Yemen20923.Extract from Hansard23224.Correspondence between Ms Chetwode-Talbot and herself23425.Extract from Peter Maxwells unpublished autobiography, A Helmsman at the Ship of State23926.Script of TV pilot for Prizes for the People24927.Extract from Peter Maxwells unpublished autobiography25628.Evidence of a marital crisis between Dr and Mrs Jones26229.Interview with Dr Alfred Jones: dinner at the Ritz27330.Dr Jones fails to find a date in his diary to meet Mrs Jones29331.Extract from Peter Maxwells unpublished autobiography29732.Dr Joness testimony of events that occurred at the launch of the Yemen salmon project31333.Conclusions of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee 326GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE EXTRACTS329
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-033713
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Dewey Edition
22

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  • by lori5146
    Aug 20, 2019

    Saw the movie and bought the book!

    Great book.

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  • by shrubber4
    Dec 02, 2010

    Great Book

    A great story written in a unique style. The mix of science and politics into salmon fishing is very entertaining. I highly recommend this book to all who fly fish.

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