Your sparkle cavalcade of death

the long version

This novel is the epitome of black humor/satire that has a cult following and appears on several lists of the best Best Books of the past hundred years. It's about a sad sack looser named Lewd Noogie, whose wife has novuplets -- that's a world record nine babies -- all of whom Lewd accidentally kills. His execution is broadcast worldwide in a lavish TV Special sponsored by Sparkle Wax (hence the title "Your Sparkle Cavalcade of Death." Suffice it to say that the show features a humongously devastating finale, with endless hilarious outrages all along the way, from cover to cover.