Oliver Walzer is shy, bookish, Jewish. He doesn't know how to talk to girls. But he can slice, flick and spin a ping pong ball better than any teenager in Manchester. Oliver channels his frustrated adolescent lust into the game he loves. That is until the heartbreaking Lorna Peachley and the prospect of a place at Cambridge take his eye off the ball.

Adapted from Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson's hilarious homage to Manchester.

About the Author
Howard Jacobson is a British novelist and journalist. He is known for writing comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. He is a Man Booker Prize winner. Simon Bent is a British screenwriter and playwright, whose work includes the Joe Orton biographical play Prick Up Your Ears, the theatre adaptation of A Prayer for Owen Meany (2002) and Elling (2007).

Reviews
an achingly funny book...an amazing achievement * The Independent *



Book Information
ISBN 9781783198344
Author Howard Jacobson
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 160g