Book description
Greg Baxter's astonishing first novel is a book about war, the
relationship between America and the rest of the world, and the
brittle foundations of Western culture; but above all it is a book
about the mysteries and alchemies of friendship - truthful, moving and
brilliant. It follows a pair of unlikely friends - an American veteran
of the Iraq war and a local woman - as they move across a snowy
European city looking for an apartment to rent. Acclaimed by Hisham
Matar, Stuart Evers, Adam Thorpe and Roddy Doyle, The Apartment
is a deeply original and profoundly involving novel.
'Admirable for its scope, ambition and unashamed seriousness of
purpose, as well as its willingness to take stylistic and structural
risks' Julie Myerson, Observer
'Stunningly good' Susan Jeffreys, Saturday Review, BBC Radio Four
'Baxter's superbly elegant, understated writing explores the
dynamics of America's relationship with the rest of the world' The Times
'A wonderful, horrible, wise novel' Dazed &
Confused (Book of the Month)
'A dark and sinewy novel, written with sparse clarity and affecting
subtlety' Stuart Evers, Observer (Books of the Year)
Greg Baxter was born in Texas in 1974. He lived for a number
of years in Dublin, and now lives in Berlin. He is the author of the
acclaimed memoir A Preparation for Death. The Apartment
is his first novel.
Greg Baxter was born in Texas in 1974. He lived for a number of years
in Dublin, and now lives in Berlin. His memoir,
A Preparation for Death
, was published in 2010 and acclaimed by Anne Enright, Roy Foster, Hugo
Hamilton and David Shields, amongst others.
