Durban Poison: A Collection of Vitriol and Wit - Paperback

Ben Trovato has been keeping the nation amused and outraged since 2001 when he published his first book, The Ben Trovato Files, which
was long-listed for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction. Since then, he has brought out nearly a dozen others. His acerbic wit has been
called the literary equivalent of sex with a clown.
Durban Poison: A collection of vitriol and wit throws our nations sacred cows and ideals at an electric fence while turning the voltage
to maximum.
Like Lewis Carrolls The Walrus and the Carpenter, Trovato writes of many things in Durban Poison. However, while not being overly concerned with shoes and ships and sealing wax and whether pigs have wings, he derives an almost unseemly amount of pleasure from satirising the foibles and fantasies of our political fabulists.
But he goes much further than simply poking the bears of bureaucracyor lampooning the low-hanging fruitcakes of our world. Trovato
frequently turns his gaze on himself and doesnt always like what he finds.
From marital failures to travel disasters, from medical emergencies to breaking the law, Trovato bravely and often stupidly goes where many
fear to tread.
With an itchy trigger-finger and sights set permanently on roam, Trovato guns for the power-crazed despots, the bankers and the wankers and all who try to run and ruin our lives. Sometimes, he misses and kicks the underdog by mistake, but thats life for you.
He also writes about gardening and cooking, but not in a good way.