Pfitz (Dedalus Hall of Fame): Dedalus Hall of Fame Edition - Softcover

Andrew Crumey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909232807 ISBN 13: 9781909232808

Publisher: Dedalus Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Pfitz manifests the same healthy disdain for realism that made his first novel, Music in a Foreign Language, such a pleasant surprise. His borrowings from Borges, Calvino and Pavic are here just as shameless. But at this rate Crumey may yet become a hero to fans of the postmodern Euro-novel who wonder why we Brits seldom produce a homegrown variety. Jonathan Coe in The Guardian In the manner of Flann O'Brien's classic At-Swim-Two Birds, Pfitz is a hilariously mind-boggling story within a story within a story, all of whose characters eventually intrude on one another as plot lines converge. Sf fans will want to join the literati in laughing over former theoretical physicists Crumey's brainy romp. Ray Olson in Booklist Andrew Crumey's novel is a clever, dazzling puzzle,intricately crafted...There are moments of real brilliance in this novel. The description of the layout of Rreinnnstadt's Museum and Library is an awesome piece of imagineering. The repugnant Frau Luppen, who lusts after Schenk and serves him up dinners of bristly pig flesh, is superb. and, as the action dances and plays towards its conclusion through the insubstantial realms of this imaginary world, the revelation of Pfitz's true identity is a glorious stroke of genius. Chapman's Magazine

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Review:

... elegant variations on the postmodern vogue for 18th-century philosophical fiction. Boyd Tonkin in The New Statesman --Boyd Tonkin in The New Statesman

Crumey follows his prize-winning debut with an equally pithy and pleasing tale of love and intrigue among the state-sponsored designers of a wholly imaginary city. This is a heady concoction, deeply inventive, displaying an abundance of humour as well as a convincing celebration of the lusty enchantments of youth. A real treat. --Kirkus Reviews

... there is enchanting, provocative magic afoot in every layer of Crumey's world. Michael Upchurch in The Seattle Times --Michael Upchurch in The Seattle Times

About the Author:

Andrew Crumey was born in Glasgow in 1961. He read theoretical physics and mathematics at St Andrews University and Imperial College in London, before doing post-doctoral research at Leeds University on nonlinear dynamics. He is the author of seven novels: Music, in a Foreign Language (1994), Pfitz (1995), D'Alembert's Principle (1996), Mr Mee (2000), Mobius Dick(2004) Sputnik Caledonia(2008) and The Secret Knowledge (2013). His novels have been translated into 14 languages. Pfitz was selected as one of the books of the year in both The Observer and The New York Times.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dedalus Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1909232807
• ISBN 13: 9781909232808
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164