American Genius, A Comedy

American Genius, A Comedyby Lynne Tillman A former historian is spending time in a residential home but is it an artists retreat, a spa, or a psychiatric hospital? In hypnotic and digressive prose, Tillmans narrator spins tales of her life while ruminating on her many and varied preoccupations: chair design, the Manson family, the Zulu alphabet, the death of a pet, family trauma, loneliness and above all, skin and the meaning of sensitivity in contemporary society. Meanwhile,

’ Marta Sanz

A devastating collection of stories from one of the twentieth century’s finest writers

perhaps universal will to power

what will the reader make of Zeke – is he enlightened or misguided

University of London

‘Take a tumble into Wonderland with Dr Webster and decide for yourself what counts as real

A superstar boxer who rarely won a fight

even if that means challenging the abyss

Mostly the effect is you end up wishing immediately for more work – a lot more work – from this exceptional writer

Her one-liners can do more than certain entire volumes

with steely reserve she observes and chronicles

Isabella Thackeray