Prancing Novelist British lite the ear for the local

the ear for the local turn

he must reconstruct experience as a series of affective snapshots

Jacob Horner turns to the enigmatic

Peter Handke

and Beckett as the "Comedian of the Impasse

Prancing Novelist British lite the ear for the localIn these pagesby turns instructive, mischievous, and even gossipyBrigid Brophy seeks nothing less than a vindication of the eternal liveliness of fiction itself against the persistent rumors that it is dying or dead. Though serious in intent, Prancing Novelist is not only a monument to Firbank, but is also a delightful showcase for Brophy's own uproarious prose, not to mention her genius for telling good stories. One of the most penetrating and