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English satirical novelist (1928-2013)

Also known as: Thomas Ridley Sharpe, Том Шарп, توم شارب, Шарп Том, Шарп Томас Ридли

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Known works

  • Blott on the Landscape
  • Porterhouse Blue
  • The Wilt Alternative
  • Knights of Madness (1998)
  • The Gropes