Scorper: A Novel

Scorper: A Novel

by RobMagnusonSmith (Author)

Synopsis

Scorper, noun, a tool used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal. Scorper, novel, an uncanny and sinister tale of an eccentric American visitor to the small Sussex town of Ditchling, searching for stories about his grandfather. A tale of twitching curtains, severed hands and peculiar sexual practices. A book about Eric Gill's artistic legacy, his despicable behaviour and enduring influence. Scorper is a strange and beautiful English comic masterpiece, with added bird bones.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Granta
Published: 01 Oct 2015

ISBN 10: 1783781068
ISBN 13: 9781783781065
Book Overview: A tender black comedy that cuts right to the heart of a curious English town, for fans of Nicola Barker, Patrick deWitt and Ali Smith

Author Bio
ROB MAGNUSON SMITH teaches creative writing at the University of Exeter and is a contributing editor to Playboy magazine. His debut novel The Gravedigger won the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Award. He is half-American, half-English.