![]() ![]() Tony has recently produced the film version of both books. Tony’s book was shortlisted for both the Samuel Johnson Prize (2000) for non-fiction writing and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize (2000). The story charts his latest foolhardy attempt to win a bet, which involved tracking down all the members of the national football team of Moldova and beating them at tennis one by one. The book was serialised on BBC R4 over Christmas. ![]() His second book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, published in trade paperback by Ebury Press has now sold well over 100,000 copies. It has now sold over 500,000 copies worldwide including the US and Australia,and has been translated into several languages Hebrew, Italian, Dutch and German. ![]() The book became a top 10 Sunday Times bestseller in 1998, was serialised on BBC Radio 4, and led to a six month TV advertising campaign for HARP Irish Lager. He is the author of the bestseller Round Ireland with a Fridge - the story of his absurd quest to hitch round the circumference of Ireland within a month. Tony Hawks is a TV and radio comedian and bestselling author. ![]()
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