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Some people don't realize that a straight 'No' can be the kindest answer in the world.

Jonathan Coe

Sometimes I feel that I am destined always to be offstage whenever the main action occurs. That God has made me the victim of some cosmic practical joke, by assigning me little more than a walk-on part in my own life. Or sometimes I feel that my role is simply to be a spectator to other people's stories, and always to wander away at the most important moment, drifiting into the kitchen to make a cup of tea just as the denouement unfolds.

Jonathan Coe

Jonathan Coe

Jonathan Coe

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Born: August 19, 1961 (age 63)

Bio: Jonathan Coe is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire.

Known for:

The Rotters' Club (2001)
The Winshaw Legacy (1994)
The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim (2010)
The House of Sleep (1997)
The Rain Before It Falls (2007)

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