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The Humorist

(2012)
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Survivor, genius, critic.
Murderer.
Meet Benjamin Davids White, blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift: to understand humour at its deepest level. Yet Benjamin is cursed, too: in all his life, he has never laughed or smiled. At the height of his profession as a comedy critic, yet lacking any kind of human empathy, Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known. A joke that has the power to kill...


Genre: General Fiction

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"Russell Kane is a death defier, the sort of comedian who won't let a moment pass without filling it with laughter." - Zadie Smith


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