Exquisite Corpse (Original fiction in paperback) - Softcover

Robert Irwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907650547 ISBN 13: 9781907650543

Publisher: Dedalus Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

'Robert Irwin's novel about English surrealism is funny and profound and hugely satisfying.' A.S.Byatt in The Sunday Times Books of the Year 'Exquisite Corpse is among the most adventurous, ambitious and daring novels published so far this decade.' Nicholas Royle in Time Out 'Robert Irwin's spectacular intense novel of love and madness among the provincial British surrealist movement works all the better because authentic factual detail is woven so effectively into the fancy.' Roz Kaveney in The New Statesman & Society 'The final chapter of the novel reads like a realistic epilogue to the book, but may instead be a hypnogogic illusion, which in turn casts doubt on many other events in the novel. Is Caroline merely a typist from Putney or the very vampire of Surrealism? It's for the reader to decide.' Steven Moore in The Washington Post 'Robert Irwin is a master of the surreal imagination. Historical figures such as Aleister Crowley and Paul Eluard vie with fictional characters in an extended surrealist game, which, like the movement itself, is full of astonishing insights and hilarious pretensions. Superb.' Ian Critchley in The Sunday Times 'There's something tremendously soothing about this hysterical novel, as if the world destroys and remakes itself more often than we think.' Susan Salter Reynolds in The Los Angeles Times 'It is a rapid read in which the deftly drawn mood and perfect-pitch dialogue function as a sleight-of-hand allowing the plot to spring its surprises with flair.' Peter Plagens in Bookforum

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Review

An off-beat, brisk and darkly comic new novel. Robert Irwin is a
deft writer with a fine ironic touch.
-- Brooke Allen, The New York Times

Exquisite Corpse is among the most adventurous, ambitious and
daring novels published so far this decade. -- Nicholas Royale, Time Out

It is both funny and intense. A.S. Byatt campaigned for the novel
to win the 1995 Booker prize. -- Myfanwy Bowering, Buzz Magazine

Robert Irwin is a master of the surreal imagination...full of
astonishing insights and hilarious pretensions. Superb. -- Ian Critchley, The Sunday Times

Robert Irwin's novel about English surrealism is funny and
profound and hugely satisfying. -- A.S. Byatt, Sunday Times Books of the Year

From the Publisher

Another classic from the author described by Ruth Rendell as
'a writer of rare insight'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dedalus Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1907650547
• ISBN 13: 9781907650543
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236