Publisher's Synopsis
Ivo Michiels rose during the postwar years as one of the most talented Flemish writers of the time. He came to great attention with Book Alpha in 1963, and after publishing Orchis Militaris in 1968 he gained an international reputation that compared him to the likes of Samuel Beckett. Book Alpha and Orchis Militaris make up part of Michiels' The Alpha Cycle', a major innovative group of writings that in effect introduced postmodern fiction into Flemish literature. The three remaining books of The Alpha Cycle are forthcoming from Green Integer.'
