Tom Sharpe (1) (1928–2013)

Author of Wilt

For other authors named Tom Sharpe, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Thomas Ridley Sharpe (born March 30, 1928) was an English satirical author, best known for his Wilt series, as well as Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape, which were both adapted for British television. Sharpe died in Spain on June 6, 2013. He was 85 years old. (Bowker Author Biography)

Image credit: Photo by Martin Pope, found at telegraph.co.uk

Series

Wilt

Piemburg

Porterhouse

Works by Tom Sharpe

Popular Recent

Wilt (1976) 1,841 copies, 37 reviews

Porterhouse Blue (1974) 1,289 copies, 21 reviews

Riotous Assembly (1971) 1,041 copies, 14 reviews

The Wilt Alternative (1979) 980 copies, 7 reviews

Blott on the Landscape (1975) 887 copies, 12 reviews

Wilt on High (1984) 883 copies, 10 reviews

Indecent Exposure (1973) 855 copies, 10 reviews

The Throwback (1978) 783 copies, 13 reviews

Vintage Stuff (1982) 725 copies, 3 reviews

The Great Pursuit (1977) 723 copies, 8 reviews

Ancestral Vices (1980) 719 copies, 6 reviews

Grantchester Grind: A Porterhouse Chronicle (1995) 667 copies, 6 reviews

Wilt in Nowhere (2004) 589 copies, 10 reviews

The Midden (1996) 554 copies, 7 reviews

The Gropes (2009) 212 copies, 11 reviews

The Wilt Inheritance (2010) 157 copies, 6 reviews

Riotous Assembly [and] Wilt (1971) — Author — 31 copies

Porterhouse Blue [and] Blott on the Landscape (1974) 30 copies

Omnibus : "Indecent Exposure" ; "Porterhouse Blue" ; "The Great Pursuit" ; "Blott on the Landscape" (1986) 26 copies

Wilt; Wilt On High (1994) 22 copies

A Wilt Omnibus: " Wilt " , " Wilt Alternative " , " Wilt on High " (1996) 13 copies, 1 review

Tom Sharpe Treble: "Blott on the Landscape", "Wilt Alternative", "Great Pursuit" (1995) 12 copies

Todo Wilt: 20 (Compendium) (2020) 5 copies

Tom Sharpe Omnibus: "Ancestral Vices", "The Throwback", "Vintage Stuff" (1994) 4 copies

Cancres Limited & Cie : Porterhouse ; Panique à Porterhouse ; Le Cru de la comtesse ; Fumiers et Cie (2010) 4 copies, 1 review

Sharpe Sachen (1987) 3 copies

Eva colpisce ancora 2 copies

Tohuwabohu / Mohrenwäsche. Zwei Romane. (1994) 2 copies

Wilt na Maior (Portuguese Edition) (2007) 2 copies

O Triunfo do Bastardo (Portuguese Edition) (1992) 2 copies

Tohuwabohu (2012) 1 copy

Wilt & The Wilt Alternative 1 copy

Marea aspirație 1 copy

Tom Sharpe Collection: 8 Paperbacks in Slipcase: Vintage Stuff, Blott on the Landscape, Porterhouse Blue, The Grand… 1 copy

Tom Sharpe Omnibus: Indecent Exposure, The Great Pursuit, Porterhouse Blue, Blott on the Landscape 1 copy

¡Ánimo Wilt! (Compactos Anagrama) de Sharpe, Tom (1998) Tapa blanda 1 copy

El temible Blot 1 copy, 1 review

¡Ánimo, Wilt! (2002) 1 copy

Th Great Pursuit 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Best of Saki (1980) — Introduction, some editions — 328 copies, 6 reviews

Knights of Madness: Further Comic Tales of Fantasy (1998) — Contributor — 307 copies, 1 review

In Search of Blandings (1981) — Introduction, some editions — 61 copies

Porterhouse Blue [1987 TV series] — Based on a book by — 8 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Sharpe, Thomas Ridley
Birthdate: 1928-03-30
Date of death: 2013-06-06
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Place of death: Palafrugell, Catalonia
Places of residence: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Costa Brava, Spain
Natal, South Africa
London, England, UK
Llafranc, Catalonia, Spain
Education: Lancing College
University of Cambridge (Pembroke College)
Occupations: lecturer (history ∙ Cambridge College of Arts and Technology)
author
writer
teacher
Organizations: British Royal Marines
Awards and honors: XXXIIIeme Grand Prix de l'Humour Noir Xavier Forneret (1986)

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Reviews

The Throwback by Tom Sharpe

This book replaced Wilt as my favourite Tom Sharpe book. Crazy, unbelievably funny. If there's one book of Tom Sharpe you have to read them this should be the one.

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badhethaakur | 12 other reviews | Jun 17, 2024 |

Grantchester Grind (Porterhouse Blue, #2) by Tom Sharpe

3.5*

While I found Jonathan Cecil's narration excellent, this sequel to Sharpe's "Porterhouse Blue" was less hilarious especially towards the end.

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leslie.98 | 5 other reviews | Jun 27, 2023 |

Wilt by Tom Sharpe

Good British humor. A murder mystery without a murder. I believe I have found a new British author to follow. Tom Sharp is a master of the satirical farce.

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lynnbyrdcpa | 36 other reviews | Feb 18, 2023 |