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He Died With a Felafel In His Hand
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Plot Summary of He Died With a Felafel In His Hand
"In HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND, John Birmingham capitalises on his share-house accommodation experiences with 89 different flat mates and what they had in abundance -- dirt, rats, roaches, garbage, smelly laundry, beer, drugs, parties, sex and good humour. It is an hilarious account of the Australian share house scene in the 1980's - 1990's -- one which will no doubt reinforce landlord's decision to reject students as potential tenants. "
Alison, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - Aussie
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes
ethnic of society (outside) - Aussie
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - Australian
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other people
Physique - average physique

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Australia
City? Yes
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel? - very happy
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - eccentric personalities - satire
Sex in book? Yes
Lot of foul language? Yes
Commentary on society? Yes
Writer's slant towards subject: - favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Autobiography? Yes
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 0-25% of book
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