A brilliant novel - a savage indictment of our times and a unique work of the imagination First time in Bloomsbury Paperbacks Published with Grey Area, The Quantity Theory of Insanity, Junk Mail and Cock and Bull

'This is a brilliant first novel, obscene, funny, opulently written, and, of course, agonisingly moral' - Observer 'No one else I can think of writes about contemporary Britain with such elan, energy and witty intelligence. Rejoice' - Nicholas Lezard, Guardian 'Written with diabolical gusto and skill' - Evening Standard 'Vastly entertaining' - The Times

Will Self is the author of four collections of short stories (the first of which, The Quantity Theory of Insanity, won the 1992 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award), five novels (of which How the Dead Live was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year in 2002), and four non-fiction works. He is a regular broadcaster on television and radio and as a journalist a contributor to a plethora of publications. He lives in London with his wife and four children.