The Towers had gone and then they reappeared: five hundred thousand tonnes of exploded concrete and glass resurrected. Then they disappeared again, taking more people with them. A surreal, thought-provoking twist on mortality.
A controversial reworking of well-trodden American myth by the author of ‘Naked Lunch’.
The charming, funny and whimsical tale of Mr Thundermug, the baboon who miraculously speaks a very proper English. Along with a collection of lithographs, this outlandish tale will take readers by surprise.
The hilariously candid story of an unbelievably dysfunctional and disintegrating relationship.
An extraordinary second collection of short stories from an author who is set to become one of America’s leading literary voices.
‘John Henry Days’ is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. Recognised as one of the novels of 2001, it establishes Colson Whitehead as one of the pre-eminent young American writers of our time.
‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.’
