Book description
Albert Butler once wished to be an artist, but scandal destroyed his
life. Now old and sick, he takes us back through his troubled childhood,
England's Blitz, and two passionate affairs. Returning to his former
London haunts, he confronts old friends who have never forgiven him his
sins, and sets out on a journey along the Thames that will bring him to
the final and naked truth about himself. “Naeem Murr has a hideously
beautiful imagination and a wholly original talent.” Naeem Murr's
first novel, The Boy, was a New York Times Notable Book. Another
novel, The Genius of the Sea, was published in 2003. His latest, The
Perfect Man, was awarded The Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Best
Book of Europe and South Asia, and was long-listed for the Man Booker
Prize. His work has been translated into eight languages. He has
received many awards for his writing, most recently a Guggenheim
Fellowship and a PEN Beyond Margins Award. Born in London, he now makes
his home in Chicago.
