Born in London and raised in Vancouver, Tom Rachman was a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press stationed in Rome, then an editor at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. He is the author of three novels, the international bestseller The Imperfectionists; The Rise and Fall of Great Powers and The Italian Teacher, as well as a short stories collection, Basket of Deplorables. He lives in London.
Inventive and amusing . . . Irresistible, like a blend of Roald
Dahl's short fiction, Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror series and
David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men . . . Once
today's news has become tomorrow's online archive, this will be the
one still worth reading
*Times Literary Supplement*
These five linked stories share the same deft characterisation,
buoyant wit and imaginative richness of Rachman's lauded novels . .
. Prescient and clever and it is a quick and delightful read.
*Evening Standard*
Rachman's masterful collection provides an early literary look at
Trump-era America . . . Slick, entertaining hot takes from a former
journalist sacrifice nothing in sophistication despite their speedy
turnaround . . . Superbly choreographed . . . These
bang-up-to-the-minute stories feel like essential reading as we get
to grips with a bizarre new era
*Guardian*
Rachman has delivered a survey of contemporary America with a dash
of sci-fi that disses liberal snowflakes and triumphalist
Trumpsters alike . . . addressing the post-truth world. Rachman is
also astute about how dependent we have become on the technology
that now feeds us fake news and distraction
*i Paper*
Diverting and satisfying tales, laced with just the right amount of
caustic wit
*Sunday Herald*
Tom Rachman paints the post-truth world in broad brushstrokes . . .
Spry observations of (mostly) larger-than-life characters who
represent the angry, bewildered citizens of a divided America
*Daily Mail*
Rachman is a clever and compelling writer with a terrific turn of
phrase and his finger on the pulse of our fast-changing world.
These stories are a pleasure to read from start to finish
*Jewish Chronicle*
A neat web of morality tales about dating, faking and going online
in post-truth America . . . Brilliantly savage and satirical . . .
Rather than a basket of deplorables, he gives us a gallery of
grotesques, whose comedy rests on the corruption of their
communication. Talk is Rachman's medium, and his talkers maintain
perfect pitch throughout.
*Oldie*
Clever wit, sharp observation, and a thread linking them all . . .
You'll love this . . . and you'll have a good laugh
*Sunday Sport*
Terrifically good. Just read them in one swoop.
*India Knight*
The premise is a terrific one . . . Rachman's deft cultural
references and his acute skewering of American culture make for
uncomfortably precise satire
*Atlantic*
Rachman's fictional short stories somehow provide much comfort and
understanding in a bonkers era . . . This might well be the first
literary example of "When life gives you lemons..."
*Emerald Street*
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