'Haunting. Geppetto's voice, full of wistful overemphases and
bewildered revelation, is absorbing as he takes in the oddity of
his situation. And the book, sentence by sentence, offers much in
which to luxuriate.' - Sunday Times 'Profound and delightful. It is
a strange and tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting
and art-making' - Max Porter 'Strange, moving and musical, it's a
delight' - A. L. Kennedy 'A re-imagining of Pinocchio, told from
the viewpoint of the beast-entrapped Geppetto, it surprise and
delights, and saddens and gladdens, from start to finish.' - Jane
Graham I am writing this account, in another man's book, by
candlelight, inside the belly of a fish. I have been eaten. I have
been eaten, yet I am living still. 'Art objects live in the belly
of this marvellous novel, images swallowed by text, sustained by a
sublime and loving imagination. Like all Edward Carey's work The
Swallowed Man is profound and delightful. It is a strange and
tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting and
art-making' Max Porter 'Strange and lovely' Rhik Samadder 'A
beautiful and dark meditation on fatherhood, mercy, redemption and
the alchemy of isolation. Strange, moving and musical, it's a
delight' A. L. Kennedy From the acclaimed author of Little comes
this beautiful and haunting imagining of the years Geppetto spends
within the belly of a sea beast. Drawing upon the Pinocchio story
while creating something entirely his own, Carey tells an
unforgettable tale of fatherly love and loss, pride and regret, and
of the sustaining power of art and imagination.
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