My Name is Legion: A Novel

A Bonfire of the Vanities for contemporary London. From A. N. Wilson the renowned historian and novelist comes a stunningly bold new work of fiction set in the darkly glamorous media world. Wilsons London is a bleak if occasionally hilarious place: murderous lustful money-obsessed and haunted by strange gods. . The Daily Legion is a rag that peddles celebrity gossip and denounces asylum seekers. The secret is that its financial survival depends on the support of a brutal African government. Recklessly defending this corrupt dictatorship the newspaper faces off against Father Vivyan Chell an Anglican monk and missionary who is working to overthrow the corrupt regime. They wage a smear campaign against the priest. Freedom fighters join the battle. Violence escalates. . Called a big broad sweeping book as disturbing as it is funny by The Guardian My Name Is Legion is a savage satire on the morality of contemporary Britain-its press its politics its church its rich its underclass. At times shocking at times tragic it is a provocative take on present-day England delivering both delicious fun and acid social commentary.