{"product_id":"the-hippopotamus-stephen-fry","title":"The Hippopotamus – Stephen Fry","description":"\u003cp\u003eTed Wallace is a disgraced poet, a committed drunk, and a thoroughly unreliable narrator — which makes him the perfect person to investigate a series of apparent miracles at a country house in Norfolk. Dispatched by a concerned friend, Ted stumbles through a world of eccentric aristocrats, suspicious healings, and one very unusual horse, all while dispensing his own brand of gloriously curmudgeonly wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Fry's \u003cem\u003eThe Hippopotamus\u003c\/em\u003e is a wickedly funny, brilliantly written comic novel that showcases Fry at his most playful and erudite. Sharp, irreverent, and endlessly quotable — it's the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud on public transport and not care one bit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh, and British comic fiction with real literary bite. A must for any Stephen Fry fan and a wonderful introduction for those new to his novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA paperback in Good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jhb Preloved Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45397488992371,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3357\/6307\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_8a5f4b20-0882-4c4f-9903-0f368199f814.jpg?v=1787673265","url":"https:\/\/jhbprelovedbooks.co.za\/products\/the-hippopotamus-stephen-fry","provider":"Jhb Preloved Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}