Author | Raymond Hitchcock |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
Publication date | 1969 |
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Followed by | Percy's Progress |
Percy is a 1969 comedy novel by the British writer Raymond Hitchcock. It recounts the story of a British man who has the world's first penis transplant, following an accident.
Hitchcock followed it with a 1972 sequel Percy's Progress.
In 1971 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke Sommer. [1]
Percy is a 1971 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas starring Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke Sommer and Britt Ekland.
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