{"bio": "Thomas Ridley Sharpe (London, 30 March 1928 \u2013 Llafranch, Gerona, 6 June 2013) was an English satirical novelist, best known for his *Wilt* series, as well as *Porterhouse Blue* and *Blott on the Landscape,* all three of which were adapted for television.", "remote_ids": {"viaf": "73860182", "wikidata": "Q436801", "isni": "0000000109151663", "bookbrainz": "74c15747-8d72-4afb-9d5d-e4abaad5663c", "goodreads": "33017", "imdb": "nm0789274", "lc_naf": "n79148860", "librarything": "sharpetom-1", "opac_sbn": "CFIV000710", "gnd": "115532447"}, "name": "Tom Sharpe", "personal_name": "Tom Sharpe", "birth_date": "1928-03-30", "death_date": "2013-06-06", "source_records": ["ia:indecentexposure0000shar_y4l1", "amazon:8422627949", "bwb:9780099450757", "promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2022-03-17", "promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2021-01-13", "ia:bwb_KU-414-823"], "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "alternate_names": ["Thomas Ridley Sharpe"], "key": "/authors/OL27871A", "latest_revision": 10, "revision": 10, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-08-15T14:10:23.195841"}}