Quicksand
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
'A tour de force of sustained brilliance' Mail on Sunday
'Tremendous' Sunday Times
Aldo Benjamin may be the unluckiest soul in human history, but that isn't going to stop his friend Liam writing about him. For what more could an aspiring novelist want from his muse than a thousand get-rich-quick schemes, a life-long love affair, an eloquently named brothel, the most sexually confusing evening imaginable and a brief conversation with God?
Wildly funny and unceasingly surprising, Quicksand is both a satirical masterpiece and an unforgettable story of fate, family and friendship.
'Funny, dark, formidable' Financial Times
'A scream of triumph' Literary Review
'What a joy to surrender oneself to a writer of such prodigious talent' Peter Carey, Booker Prize-winning author
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Steve Toltz’s 2008 debut, A Fraction of the Whole, nabbed a spot on the Man Booker Prize shortlist. Quicksand is more proof of the Sydney native’s brilliantly sharp and twisted mind. The novel revolves around two longtime friends—Liam Wilder and Aldo Benjamin—who are united by the spectacular failures of their lives. Aspiring writer Liam (a cop by day) is pinning all his hopes on turning ex-con Aldo’s life experiences and head-spinning wisdom into a literary masterpiece. As he follows his muse, we take a wildly entertaining ride full of cultural references, stylish writing and dark humour.
