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Written under the influence of World War II, the British welfare state, the Scottish education system, Poe, Carroll, Joyce, Kafka, Pinocchio, and the Bible, this cult classic paints a surreal portrait of the modern world. "It should be widely read" (New York Times). Illustrated by the Author.

Published in his native Scotland in 1981, this has been described as a literary adventure novel, which draws inspiration from sources as wide-ranging as Joyce, Kafka, and Poe to Walt Disney's Pinnochio. Anthony Burgess praised it as one of the 99 best novels of our time. Copyright 1998 Library Journal Reviews