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  • The Age of Trump in Verse
  • By: John Lithgow
  • Narrated by: John Lithgow
  • Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)
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New York Times Best Seller!

Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse is Volume 1 of a satirical poetry collection from award-winning actor and best-selling author John Lithgow. Chronicling the last few raucous years in American politics, Lithgow takes listeners verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency.

  • Lampoons the likes of Betsy DeVos, William Barr, Rudy Giuliani, and dozens more.
  • Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen line drawings.
  • Draws inspiration from A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and even Mother Goose.
  • Great for fans of A Very Stable Genius by Mike Luckovich, Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams, and The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

The poems collected in Dumpty draw inspiration from A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mother Goose, and many more.

A feat of laugh-out-loud lyrical storytelling, this timely audiobook is bound to bring joy to poetry lovers, political junkies, and Lithgow fans alike.

This audio edition is read by the author.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 John Lithgow (P)2019 Hachette Audio
Poetry United States Political Science Comedy & Humour
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Hilariously funny and quite to the point.

I enjoyed his poetic take on the. machinations of US politics we all have endured.


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Funny, irreverent and ingenious

A collection of amusing verses about absurdity of Trump’s reign in the White House, narrated by the author and accompanied by his illustrations. Apart from the expected limericks there are clever pastiches and appropriate music and surprising sound effects plus brief explanations of the subject matter, for anyone who hasn’t been paying attention or is confused by the rollercoaster events of this presidency.
Although it’s a short book, it’s well worth a credit.
I don’t know if the USA has a Poet Laureate, but if it does, the writer will have to wait for Trump’s departure to be honoured!

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