by Ben Elton · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552775106
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«Meltdown» is Ben Elton's satirical novel, published by Black Swan in paperback (480 pages, in English).
Stockbroker Jimmy Corby leads a life of excess: easy money, parties, cocaine and risky financial deals. Together with his partner Monica he enjoys a comfortable existence until the global financial crisis changes everything. The novel shows how he reacts to failure.
The work was originally published in 2009; this edition is from 2010. The cover subtitle is «It's crunch time...».
For readers of satirical fiction and contemporary fiction looking for an ironic take on the global financial crisis.
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.
