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Francis Wheen

Francis Wheen (born January 1957) is a British writer and journalist, who was educated at Harrow School and Royal Holloway College, University of London. He is the author of several books including a biography of Karl Marx, which won the Isaac Deutscher prize. An award-winning column for The Guardian ran for several years. He writes for Private Eye and is the magazine's deputy editor. His collected journalism - Hoo-hahs and Passing Frenzies won him the George Orwell Prize in 2003.

Wheen broadcasts regularly (mainly on BBC Radio 4) and is a regular panellist on The News Quiz.

How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World (2004) ISBN 0007140967
Idiot Proof: A Short History of Modern Delusions (2004) ISBN 1586482475
Shooting Out the Lights (2004) ISBN 0007149433
The Irresistible Con: The Bizarre Life of a Fraudulent Genius (2004) ISBN 1904095747
Hoo-hahs and Passing Frenzies: Collected Journalism, 1991-2001 (2002) ISBN 1903809428 (mainly consisting of columns from The Guardian
Who Was Dr.Charlotte Bach? (2002) ISBN 1904095399
Karl Marx (1999) ISBN 1857026373
Lord Gnome's Literary Companion (1994) ISBN 1859849458
The Chatto Book of Cats (Chatto Anthologies) Francis Wheen, editor, John O'Connor, illustrator (1993) ISBN 0701140054
Tom Driberg : His Life and Indiscretions (1990) ISBN 0701131438
Battle for London (1985) ISBN 0745300545
Television: A History (1984) ISBN 0712609296
The Sixties (1982) ISBN 0712600183

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