-Gripping.- New Statesman
-Compulsive.- Observer
-Strange and exhilarating.- Sunday Times
-A joy to read.- Sunday Telegraph
-Constantly surprising.- London Review of Books
-One of the most original comic creations in recent fiction.- Guardian
Time passed slowly in the 1950s, especially if you-d been put to bed and told not to move (until further notice). But John Cromer, the central character of this extraordinary novel, is much closer to being an explorer than a victim. He-s the weakest hero in fiction - unless he-s one of the strongest.
The first instalment of the semi-infinite Pilcrow sequence, this novel of capacious wit and style marks the opening chapter of the most memorable and enjoyable experiment in modern fiction.
-Pilcrow is a humdinger, a startling work that stands out against the monotonous field of contemporary British fiction as a genuine, almost miraculous oddity.- M
