Wu Ming means 'no name' - and therefore 'anonymous' - in Mandarin Chinese. The five members of the Wu Ming Foundation live in Bologna. Writing as Luther Bilssett, their first novel, Q, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
* 'It's a droll, ingenious comedy-thriller, packed with clever gags and boasting a cast that includes Alfred Hitchcock, Marshal Tito and- in pride of place - the supremely dapper Cary Grant. Perfect holiday reading... Daft and...delicious... the Wu Ming clan have pulled off this second coup... Their blend of outrageous burlesque and offbeat satire sparkles like a bottle of the best prosecco from a worker's-coop vineyard...as many contented readers will notice this summer.' Boyd Tonkin, Independent * 'A sprawling epic... A formidable feat of imagination that moves restlessly between Bologna, Naples, California, Moscow, Dubrovnik and Marseilles... Utterly convincing' The Times * 'This diverting post-modernist entertainment...is skilled in teasing fact and fiction.' Guardian * 'A stupendous, charming, provocative and profound novel. It makes most modern books seem paltry in comparison.' Scotland on Sunday