![]() Mr Pooter has a strong sense of his own worth yet every-time he finds himself in a position that might work to his advantage some social gaffe means he misses out on the opportunity. Lupin is a chancer and everything that his father isn't. Their son Willie initially works for a bank in Oldham but early in the diary returns home after being dismissed announcing that he wants to be known by his middle name Lupin henceforth. ![]() Charlie Pooter is a City clerk who lives with his wife in Holloway. The book centres around Charlie Pooter (the Nobody), his wife Carrie and their son Lupin. ![]() "Some people seem quite destitute a sense of Humour."The Diary of a Nobody was originally intended as a spoof against all the diaries that were being published and serialised at the time of writing yet today in the age of Blogs, Facebook and Twitter, where celebrity status can be gained seemingly without an awful lot of talent, it seems even more relevant. ![]()
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