- A fresh and funny, yet moving and rich with heartbreak novel from beloved Giller Prize-nominated author Gary Barwin.
- A darkly humorous yet tender page-turner with a propulsive plot that explores fundamental, universal issues, including the joys and pains of parenthood, life choices, and death.
- Barwin has written a compelling tale of an underworld quest and a poignant exploration of fathers and sons, sacrifice, and love.
- While neither satire nor parody, the novel employs humour to engage with emotionally and profoundly complex issues.
- Although it is about death, it is also about agency and making choices in one’s life, as well as understanding how others must do the same.
- Main themes: life, death, fate, guilt, love, making choices in one’s life, a parent’s responsibility to their child, and ultimately allowing their child to take agency.
- Comparable titles are Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders and Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
- Offers a moving and poignant examination of father and son relationships at a time when there is much discussion in the world about what it is to be a man and to show vulnerability.
The Comedian's Book of the Dead
The Comedian's Book of the Dead
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