The Man in the Moon

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‘Another splendidly surreal book from Mr Barrow’s pen . . . Beautifully written, with a splendid eye for the inconsequential detail’ Jennifer Paterson, ‘ cuts a ripping tear through the elaborations of the current English tragi-comic novel’ Iain Finlayson, ‘A splendid straight-faced comedy, not to be missed’ Penelope Fitzgerald, ‘Andrew Barrow’s deadpan wit and extraordinary ear for dialogue turn this short novel into a comic masterpiece’ Selina Hastings, ‘Possibly the most misanthropic novel I’ve read since ’ Lucy Atkins, ‘The late flowering of Andrew Barrow as a comic genius has been one of the most refreshing events of modern fiction . . . Full of insight into our failure to connect, the book is sad, funny, even haunting’ Hugh Massingberd, ‘Barrow does not just observe – where the bias is visual – he also successfully captures registers of speech . . . A single word, looking no more than utilitarian, often evokes a whole personality’ Hal Jensen, ‘ is not only an extraordinary display of what the huge ears and dissecting blade of Mr Barrow can do when they are loosed upon the unconnected babble of those upon whom he eavesdrops, it is also a brilliant, hilarious and highly disturbing testament to what careless talk reveals . . . Imagine written by Harold Pinter’ Alan Coren,