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Elizabeth Tan is a writer, teacher and academic. Her first book Rubik has been optioned by Photoplay (who adapted Berlin Syndrome for the big screen) and sold into the UK and US. She has a PhD from Curtin University and lives in Perth.
‘The term “experimental fiction” can be used to cover a multitude of sins ... When it works, though, we have novels in the tradition of Kafka, Woolf and Foster Wallace. The very best experimental writers have an inspired and weird way of seeing the world that makes much realist fiction seem moribund. Elizabeth Tan’s debut novel-in-stories, Rubik, is in the latter category: it’s wonderful, brilliant and mind-bending, and a worthy heir to the experimental tradition.’ —The Saturday Paper ‘Recalling the wit and social commentary of Julie Koh’s Portable Curiosities alongside the surreal connected-universe storytelling of Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad, Rubik is a shot in the arm of Australian fiction...’ —Books and Publishing ‘Tan’s careful layering and nuanced craft will gain a strong following among fans of experimental narratives.’ —Publishers Weekly
