Publisher's Synopsis
A fascinating work . . . possessing extraordinary power. Masterful." San Francisco ChronicleBrilliant, cranky, and eccentric, and the narrative passages are some of the most thrilling ever written." Library JournalSome of the author's most enduring themesnotably, sexual jealousy and betrayalare present. . . . The narration shows traces of writers as various as Joyce and Beckett, e.e. cummings and J.P. Donleavy." The Washington PostThe Abbott and Costello meet Samuel Beckett dialogue . . . makes you laugh out loud." The Village Voice.