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Will Self is the author of many novels and books of nonfiction, including Great Apes; How the Dead Live, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year; The Butt, winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction; Umbrella, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Shark; Phone; the memoir Will; and the essay collection Why Read. He lives in South London.
"An extraordinary portrait of the female soul under the conditions of 20th-century misogyny...Elaine is not just a serious work of art, but an unexpected act of filial generosity -- Sandra Newman * Guardian * A shattering portrait of a woman trapped by her domestic responsibilities and lingering ""postpartum neurosis""....Self pulls off a painfully authentic depiction of Elaine's interior life, doing justice to her fierce anger and sexual desire along with her fears and humiliations. This is a tour de force. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) * A deft character study that balances social criticism (Elaine worries that John's ill-kempt, wrinkled shirt will get her labelled a slattern) with the strive toward personhood * Booklist * A striking study of a woman on the verge * Kirkus Reviews *"
