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Schadenfreude: The Little Book of Black Delights First Edition
Author(s): Tim Lihoreau (Author)
- Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
- Publication Date: 27 Oct. 2011
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 1907642374
- ISBN-13: 9781907642371
Book Description
We might not like to admit to it, but everyone – even the gentlest of souls – derives a secret guilty satisfaction from the misfortune of others. Tim Lihoreau has made it his business to uncover the myriad ways in which schadenfreude rears its wicked head, including:
Turparphilia: To delight in the less than aesthetically beautiful nature of a friend’s offspring.
Nimbuphilia: To delight in driving wildly through a kerb-side puddle which you know to be too close to a pedestrian.
Famaphilia: To delight in witnessing a celebrity in an everyday pickle.
Whether you actively pursue them, only think of them or even try and deny them, your blackest delights are in here somewhere…
Editorial Reviews
Review
“I was just about to cast [the book] from me in a righteous rage when I realised there were delights that really rang a bell with me. Damn. The delight in seeing a fare-dodger caught out, for example (locluxophilia) well, I can’t deny it. I am the daughter of a very Old Testament kind of mother, and as such, I positively rejoice in a comeuppance.” —Lynne Truss, Saga magazine
About the Author
Tim Lihoreau is one of Classic FM’s best-loved presenters. A regular writer and contributor to print and online media, he is also the author of numerous bestselling books.
