by Ben Elton · Transworld Publishers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552999458
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«Dead Famous» is the mystery and satire novel by Ben Elton, published by Transworld Publishers in paperback (384 pages, in English).
Ten strangers live together locked in a house, watched by cameras and microphones in the reality show House Arrest. When one is found murdered without anyone having seen anything, the investigation becomes a media game. The novel is a satire of reality TV, empty fame and the manipulation of information.
This revised edition is from September 2005; the novel originally appeared in 2001 and won the Martin Beck Award in 2003.
The novel is aimed at readers of mystery and social criticism, especially those looking for a story about the culture of fame and reality shows.
Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian and writer. He has written and produced for television, radio, films, novels, theatre and musicals, and has performed as a stand-up comedian and on screen. One of the major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, he used a style of left-wing political satire in his early stand-up comedy.
