Wilt (novel)

Wilt
First edition
AuthorTom Sharpe
Audio read byAndrew Sachs, Nigel Graham
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedic novel
PublishedSecker & Warburg
Publication date
1976
Followed byThe Wilt Alternative 

Wilt is a comedic novel by Tom Sharpe, first published by Secker and Warburg in 1976. Later editions were published by Pan Books, and Overlook TP. The novel was a bestseller.[1][2] Its success led to the author writing several sequels.[3][4] The descriptions of teaching in the novel are drawn from Sharpe's own experience as a lecturer at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology.[5]

  1. ^ "The Wilt Inheritance by Tom Sharpe | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ Wilt: (Wilt Series 1). ASIN 0099435489.
  3. ^ Fox, Margalit (9 June 2013). "Tom Sharpe, Darkly Satirical British Novelist, Dies at 85". The New York Times. New York. p. A24. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Five facts about novelist Tom Sharpe, the man behind Wilt". The Week. Dennis Publishing. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Stanley (6 June 2013). "Tom Sharpe obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2021.