Isn't it MARVELOUS? I am beside myself with excitement! The book is beautifully printed, and Tom's illustrations look amazing. After seeing them on his drawing table for so long (years!) it's awesome to see the finished book.
"Thrill follows thrill as we follow Rikki Ducornet's genius branching out across our world, exploring what we are, what we might have been, and what we might be and be doing: for instance inspecting fifty concrete ears exactly thirty feet high, being spanked in Vienna by the Mistress of Napkin Folding, indulging in the dream life of bivalves, or rejecting the redemptress Ziti Motlog and her pesky seeds as well as 'fables of saviors born in stables and served up to heaven like shashlik on a stick.' The cortege of surprises is glossed throughout by T. Motley's insidious, witty drawings, which terminally evolve into three comic-book collaborations that provide this succulent repast with its perfect dessert." -- Harry Mathews
Congratulations, Rikki and Tom! Now, everyone - go and get yourself a copy! Or leave me a comment if you want a signed-by-the-illustrator copy, and I'll see what I can do for you.
I am SO PROUD!
(Edited to add: In my enthusiasm, I forgot that the copies we got yesterday are advance copies, and the book isn't quite yet available to everyone else. You can pre-order though!)
2 comments:
yes please!
Yay! I've been wanting to get together with you anyway. I'll bring you a copy!
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