Books by Ben Elton and Complete Book Reviews
Ben Elton, Author Transworld Publishers $14.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-552-99945-8
A bestseller in the U.K., Dead Famous, by Ben Elton (High Society), combines the traditional whodunit with contemporary reality TV to hilarious result. TV personality Elton may lack brand-name recognition here, but this murderous tale of 10 ...
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Ben Elton, Author Thomas Dunne Books $22.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-312-16965-7
Bruce Delamitri is hot. He makes hip, ultra-violent, post-postmodern movies that everybody wants to be in. Kids think he's cool, and critics think he's a genius. He's got a mansion in Hollywood. He's up for an Oscar. Essentially, he's a thinly...
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Ben Elton, Author Delacorte Press $22.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-385-33455-6
British stand-up comic, playwright and author Elton (Popcorn) brings a new, if unconvincing, twist to the term ""sexual politics"" in his fifth off-the-wall novel. Polly Slade is a stereotypical leftist activist, but, la Bridget Jones, she's also...
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Ben Elton, Author Delta $12.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-385-33465-5
Despite their repeated efforts, Sam and Lucy Bell, the loving yet infertile protagonists of British comedian Elton's (Popcorn) romantic comedy, cannot conceive a baby. When Lucy decides that their childlessness is at least partly due to the stress...
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