โA man called Berg, who changed his name to Greb, came to a seaside town intending to kill his father. . .โSo begins Ann Quinโs madcap frolic with sinister undertones, a debut โso staggeringly superior to most youโll never forget itโ (The Guardian). Alistair Berg hears where his father, who has been absent from his life since his infancy, is living. Without revealing his identity, Berg takes a room next to ...Full description
โA man called Berg, who changed his name to Greb, came to a seaside town intending to kill his father. . .โSo begins Ann Quinโs madcap frolic with sinister undertones, a debut โso staggeringly superior to most youโll never forget itโ (The Guardian). Alistair Berg hears where his father, who has been absent from his life since his infancy, is living. Without revealing his identity, Berg takes a room next to the one where his father and fatherโs mistress are lodging and he starts to plot his fatherโs elimination. Seduction and violence follow, though not quite as Berg intends, with Quin lending the proceedings a delightful absurdist humor.Anarchic, heady, dark, Berg is Quinโs masterpiece, a classic of post-war avant-garde British writing, and now finally back in print after much demand.