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The Rotters' Club (novel)
''The Rotters' Club'' is a 2001 novel by British author Jonathan Coe, set in Birmingham, England during the 1970s. The title is taken from the album ''The Rotters' Club'' by experimental rock band Hatfield and the North.〔(The Rotters' Club - Jonathan Coe )〕 In 2004 the book was followed by a sequel, ''The Closed Circle''.
''The Rotters' Club'' is inspired by Coe's own experiences at King Edward's School, Birmingham in the 1970s. The name ''Rotters' club'' comes from the 2nd album of the band Hatfield and the North (ex Caravan, ex Egg, ex Gong and ex Delivery〔Interview with Sally Vincent, Guardian Saturday February 24, 2001〕).
The book appears to hold the record for the longest sentence in English literature. It contains a sentence of 13,955 words. ''The Rotters' Club'' was inspired by Bohumil Hrabal's ''Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age'': a Czech language novel that consisted of one great sentence.〔''http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/arts/sentence.shtml''〕
== Plot summary ==
Three teenage friends grow up in the British 1970s watching their lives change as their world gets involved with IRA bombs, progressive and punk rock, girls and political strikes.
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