The Hippopotamus
1994 novel by Stephen Fry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 2017 film adaptation, see The Hippopotamus (film).
The Hippopotamus (1994) is a comic novel by Stephen Fry. Written in part as an epistolary novel, it is largely narrated by the main character Edward "Ted" Wallace. Wallace is an alcoholic washed-up poet and theatre critic who, having been fired from his newspaper job, accepts a lucrative commission from his terminally ill goddaughter to investigate rumours of miracle healings at Swafford Hall, country mansion of Wallace's old friend Lord Logan.[1]
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Author | Stephen Fry |
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Language | English |
Genre | Comedy, mystery |
Published | 1994 |
Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Random House (US) |
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