Garn, a troll of the Scandinavian sort, and Lucy a PhD-holding prostitute and expert in ancient languages, cavort and plot with friends in the New York City of the 1970s. This novel of fabulist fiction, magical realism, paranormal fiction, and related genres, ranges from racy to humorous to poetically profound and includes allusions to death, Fortean phenomena, Gnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity, Jewish folklore, and Paganism. It is published in March 2015, 40 years after the death of its author, Ronald J. Willis, founder of the International Fortean Organization (INFO). For more information about the book and its author, see the "About" page on this site.
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"An inherently fascinating and absorbing read from beginning to end. . . as entertaining as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking. . . .one of those unique works of literary fiction that will linger in the mind and memory. . . .
very highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community and academic library American Literary Fiction collections."~Midwest Book Review
very highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community and academic library American Literary Fiction collections."~Midwest Book Review