Deze Britse auteur wordt geprezen om zijn rauwe en platvloerse humor, vaak doorspekt met surrealistische elementen en een consistent satirisch pessimisme. Zijn werk biedt een scherpe kritiek op de maatschappij en het medialandschap. Met een onverschrokken blik op de donkerdere kanten van het moderne leven, vangt hij de complexiteit van de hedendaagse cultuur met een unieke mix van sarcasme en intellectuele diepgang.
`Black Mirror is hands down the most relevant program of our time, if for no other reason than how often it can make you wonder if we're all living in an episode of it.' - New York TimesWhat becomes of humanity when it's fed into the jaws of a hungry new digital machine?
'These days, watching television is like sitting in the back of Travis Bickle's taxicab, staring through the window at a world of relentless, churning shod . . .' Cruel, acerbic, impassioned, gleeful, frequently outrageous and always hilarious, Charlie Brooker's Screen Burn collects the best of the much-loved Guardian Guide columns into one easy-to-read-on-the-toilet package. Sit back and roar as Brooker rips mercilessly into Simon Cowell, 'Big Brother', Trinny and Susannah, 'Casualty', Davina McCall, Michael Parkinson . . . and almost everything elso on television. This book will make practically anyone laugh out loud.
A collection of misanthropic scribblings that tackles the issues ranging from the misery of nightclubs to the death of Michael Jackson, making room for Sir Alan Sugar, potato crisps, global financial meltdown, conspiracy theories and Hole in the Wall along the way.
The hilarious new book from the award-winning writer and broadcaster, now in paperback.
This collection features Charlie Brooker's sharp TV writing and his passionate rants on various topics, from David Cameron to human hair, showcasing his unique and unfiltered perspective.
Picking up where his hilarious Screen Burn left off, Dawn of the Dumb collects the best of Charlie Brooker's recent TV writing, together with uproarious spleen-venting diatribes on a range of non-televisual subjects - tackling everything from David Cameron to human hair.
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW Edited by Charlie Brooker, the creator of the hit Netflix original series BLACK MIRROR, this book takes the very essence of the globally-acclaimed cult TV show to create new, original, darkly satirical stories that tap into our collective unease about the modern world. This is BLACK MIRROR in book form - allowed to roam through the imaginations of some of the leading names in contemporary fiction. This collection will challenge you to see the world in a different - and more disturbing - light. You have been warned... Authors in this Volume are: CORY DOCTOROW CLAIRE NORTH SYLVAIN NEUVEL