Literary Nonfiction. History & Politics. A few months ago, few had heard much about mild-mannered backbench MP Jeremy Corbyn. Now he is the surprise leader of the Labour Party, after winning a grassroots campaign. But who is this man who divides his own party, the media, and Britain in general. Is he an accidental hero, a footnote waiting to happen, or is he a new kind of politician, one who no longer plays by the rules of spin? W. Stephen Gilbert has crafted a brief, lucid, compelling and readable study of the politician we will all be talking about for years to come. This is the necessary primer to find out what you need to know.