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And Then God Created the Middle East and Said ‘Let There Be Breaking News’

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Online sensation Karl reMarks disagreed with the idea that reality had become too strange to satirise. Then he read that bin Laden was radicalised by Shakespeare. Since then, Karl has been bringing the best of the Middle East news and views to his followers around the world.

Now Karl’s wildly wry observations and sketches are available in one handy collection. With sections on ‘Geography for Dummies’, ‘Democracy for Realists’ and ‘Extremism: A Study’, alongside the best of Karl reMarks’s infamous ‘Bar Jokes’, this hilarious book proudly presents views you’re guaranteed not to hear on the news…

"Side-splittingly funny" - The Economist

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  • Publisher: Saqi Books 
  • July 2018
  • Paperback 128pp
Reviews

‘A hilarious little flip-book filled with [Sharro’s] short musings and amusing drawings on the state of Middle East chaos. … perfect for the coffee table or for bathroom flipping … guaranteed to make you chuckle’ - Jerusalem Post

‘An acerbically wicked collection of sharp geo- and sociopolitical commentary … droll, smart, witty’ - Media Diversifed

‘Satire is only funny if it’s partially true. This book is hilarious. Need I say more? ... Absolutely recommended reading.’ - Eyes on World Cultures

‘One of the funniest yet politically insightful works I have seen in a while … This little book is also important to show that Twitter is not a new communication tool but a new medium that shapes our way of thinking and expressing.’ - Ece Temelkuran

'Side-splittingly funny' - The Economist


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The Author

Karl reMarks is a Middle East political and cultural online commentary with frequent forays into satire. It is written by Karl Sharro, whose work has been featured in the BBC, Al-Jazeera, The Economist, Ted-X Talks, Wall Street Journal and Guardian among others. In 2016 Karl’s video, ‘the simple one-sentence explanation for what caused Isis,’ went viral, with 1.6 million views on Facebook alone. Alongside his role as a satirist and commentator on the Middle East, Karl has practised architecture in London and Beirut.

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