- Imprint: Penguin
- ISBN: 9781405997287
- Price: £14.00
Irish Times, praise for Glorious ExploitsOne of the most original and brilliant Irish debuts in years
The i, praise for Glorious ExploitsThe debut novelist to watch ... Remarkable ... This debut is entertaining, vivid, original – and has a huge amount of fun turning the genre on its head
Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain, praise for Glorious ExploitsBold and totally unexpected, I loved this book. A brilliant novel about friendship, the healing power of art, and why we must fight for our dreams. I was hooked from the first page
The Observer, praise for Glorious ExploitsImmensely likeable ... Raucously funny ... The writing is beautifully controlled
Rebecca F. Kuang, author of Yellowface, praise for Glorious Exploits ???????Brilliant ... hilarious, moving, and profound as promised
Sarah Winman, author of Still Life, praise for Glorious ExploitsExuberant, funny, lyrical and profoundly moving. It is, quite simply, a rare beauty
Jon McGregor, praise for Glorious ExploitsA delicious treat of a read. I loved it
Guardian, The best fiction of 2024A writer to watch
Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre, praise for Glorious ExploitsFierce, funny, fast-paced. Glorious Exploits brings the ancient world roaring to life in a brilliantly non-stuffy way ... Reminiscent of Kevin Barry and George Saunders, but wholly original - an unforgettable debut
About Ferdia Lennon
FERDIA LENNON was born and raised in Dublin. He holds a BA in History and Classics from University College Dublin and an MA in Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia. His debut novel, Glorious Exploits, was a Sunday Times bestseller and has been adapted for BBC Radio 4. It has won several major accolades, including the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize (2024), the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction (2024), and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature (2025). After spending many years in Paris, he now lives in Norwich with his wife and son.
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