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Reif Larsen studied at Brown University and has taught at Columbia University, where he received his MFA in fiction. He is also a filmmaker and has made documentaries in the United States, United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Here is a book that does the impossible: it combines Mark Twain, Thomas Pynchon, and Little Miss Sunshine. Good novels entertain; great ones come as a gift to the readers who are lucky enough to find them. This book is a treasure Stephen King Reif Larsen's wonderful original debut, destined to please readers of all ages, is the Next Big Thing... echoes of Thomas Pynchon, Robert Coover and Nicholson Baker... a lively sophisticated narrative that looks to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. -- Eileen Battersby Irish Times Takes this novel beyond the accepted margins of literature...hailed by Stephen King as a cross between Thomas Pynchon and Little Miss Sunshine Dazed and Confused Think Tom Sawyer with a passion for empirical science... one of the most original books of the year. Metro A wilfully original and diverting book ... you can see exactly why it caused publishers to sit up. It is charming and kooky. -- Tim Adams Observer
