Description
An electrifying and hilarious novel about the mundanity of office life, reissued for Granta Editions.
About the Author
NICHOLSON BAKER was born in New York in 1957. He is the author of eight novels, including The Mezzanine, Vox and Room Temperature (all Granta Books), and five non-fiction works, including U & I (also Granta) and Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper, for which he won the 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award.
Reviews
Hugely inventive...Baker is brilliant * Observer *
A seriously funny book -- Salman Rushdie
The Mezzanine's ambitions are as grand as its obsessions are small, and out of that disparity comes a refined and engaging chatter strung about great jokes. It''s also useful, full of debates about paper towels and putting on socks...Andy Warhol would have loved this book: he would have bought 2,000 copies just for a laugh. Everybody else should make do with just the one * Independent *
Baker's brilliant, hyper-stylish comedy of modern manners announces the arrival of a true original. His novel is a triumph of intellectual shock - the shock of the newly seen * Sunday Times *
Dazzling, energetic * TLS *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783786381
Author Nicholson Baker
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Granta Books
Publisher Granta Books
Weight(grams) 160g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 12mm