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David Burr Gerrard received an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University. His first novel, Short Century, was published by Rare Bird Books, and his work has appeared in The Awl, The LA Review of Books, BOMB, Guernica, and other publications. He teaches fiction writing at Manhattanville College, the 92nd Street Y, and the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop.
“This is a wildly charming, morally serious bildungsroman with the
rare potential to change the way readers think.” —Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
“Hilarious. [A] razor-sharp alternate history...Gerrard's novel
emphasizes just how desperately people want confirmation of their
place in the world.”—The Washington Post
“An affecting exploration of fate and the clash of our private and
public selves...ambitiously wrestling in the muck of big questions.
A pleasurably speculative yarn about family and ethics.”— Kirkus
Reviews
“With pitch-black humor worthy of Kafka, Gerrard’s second novel
encourages us to pose this burning question: What are we hiding
from ourselves.”—O, The Oprah Magazine
“This weirdly compelling tale feels like a creepy 'Twilight Zone'
episode.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Whereas so much of what is called 'kafkaesque' doesn’t deserve
that distinction, Gerrard earns it.”—LitHub.com
“Simply tremendous. An extraordinary book, full of wisdom and
surprise, ingenious and original.”—Karen Joy Fowler, author of We
Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
“With equal parts satire, mystery, and vaudevillian comedy, David
Burr Gerrard has written a masterpiece.”—Alexander Weinstein,
author of Children of the New World
“Gerrard joins his own wry humor with the joyful essence of
Melville. The result is hysterical, delightful, and determined—and
truly, an epiphany of a modern novel.”—Kristopher Jansma, author of
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards and Why We Came to the City
“Throw David Foster Wallace, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Mitchell in a
blender and you will have something of a taste of the blood and
guts of his work, and then drink deep!”—Scott Cheshire, author of
High as the Horses’ Bridles
“Engrossing and inventive...A deeply compelling read by a terrific
young writer.”—Ben Marcus,author of The Flame Alphabet
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