David Nobbs was born in Kent. After university, he entered the army, then tried his hand at journalism and advertising before becoming a writer. A distinguished novelist and comedy writer best known for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, David Nobbs was acknowledged by his peers as a comic genius. He died in August 2015.
Genres: General Fiction
Series
Reginald Perrin
1. Death of Reginald Perrin (1975)
aka The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
2. The Return of Reginald Perrin (1977)
3. The Better World of Reginald Perrin (1978)
4. The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1995)
1. Death of Reginald Perrin (1975)
aka The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
2. The Return of Reginald Perrin (1977)
3. The Better World of Reginald Perrin (1978)
4. The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1995)
Pratt
1. Second from Last in the Sack Race (1983)
2. Pratt of the Argus (1988)
3. The Cucumber Man (1994)
4. Pratt a Manger (2006)
1. Second from Last in the Sack Race (1983)
2. Pratt of the Argus (1988)
3. The Cucumber Man (1994)
4. Pratt a Manger (2006)
Novels
The Itinerant Lodger (1965)
Ostrich Country (1968)
A Piece of the Sky is Missing (1969)
Going Gently (2000)
Sex and Other Changes (2004)
Cupid's Dart (2007)
Obstacles to Young Love (2010)
It Had to Be You (2011)
The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger (2012)
The Second Life of Sally Mottram (2014)
Ostrich Country (1968)
A Piece of the Sky is Missing (1969)
Going Gently (2000)
Sex and Other Changes (2004)
Cupid's Dart (2007)
Obstacles to Young Love (2010)
It Had to Be You (2011)
The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger (2012)
The Second Life of Sally Mottram (2014)
Collections
Non fiction show