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'''Tom Sharpe''' (born [[March 30]], [[1928]]) is an [[England|English]] [[satire|satirical]] [[author]], born in [[London]] and educated at [[Lancing College]] and at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]]. After [[National Service]] he moved to [[South Africa]] in [[1951]], doing social work and teaching in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], until [[deportation|deported]] in [[1961]].

(contracted; show full)7;'Ancestral Vices'', ''[[Porterhouse Blue]]''), the literary world (''The Great Pursuit''), political extremists of all stripes, [[political correctness]], [[bureaucracy]] and stupidity in general. Characters may indulge in bizarre sexual practices, and coarser characters use very graphic and/or profane language in dialogue. Sharpe often parodies the language and style of specific authors commonly associated with the social group held up for ridicule.
 In the 70's and 80's Sharpe's work was seen as satirical and outrageously funny, but his homour has not dated well, and is now seen by many as twee, puerile farce.⏎

Sharpe's bestselling books have been translated into many languages.

== Screen adaptations ==

''[[Blott on the Landscape]]'' was adapted as a 6-part [[BBC]] [[television]] series in [[1985]], starring [[Geraldine James]], [[George Cole]], and [[David Suchet]] as Blott. The script was by [[Malcolm Bradbury]] and the director was [[Roger Bamford]].

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