Out of This World by Graham Swift

Out of This World by Graham Swift

A moving, ingenious and often very funny tale that takes us deep into his characters' wounded, resilient hearts with breathtaking virtuosity.rich, complicated, joyful, arresting. --USA Today

Graham Swift's Out of This World interweaves the history of a blighted family with the tragic and ludicrous history of the twentieth century. It's alternating narrators are a father and daughter--each obsessed with the other and irrevocably estranged--surveying their losses and grievances on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Their voices are unforgettable, their hurts terribly moving, and their vision of our era, like Swift's itself, shocking and terribly persuasive.

Graham Swift is a writer of extraordinary power. --San Francisco Chronicle

A brilliantly imagined, tautly written novel. Through arresting, snapshot-like glimpses of father and daughter.we gradually sense the heart-tug of love triumphing over years of alienation. Like Waterland, it deftly explores large themes. --New York Newsday

A moving, ingenious and often very funny tale that takes us deep into his characters' wounded, resilient hearts with breathtaking virtuosity.rich, complicated, joyful, arresting. --USA Today

Graham Swift's Out of This World interweaves the history of a blighted family with the tragic and ludicrous history of the twentieth century. It's alternating narrators are a father and daughter--each obsessed with the other and irrevocably estranged--surveying their losses and grievances on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Their voices are unforgettable, their hurts terribly moving, and their vision of our era, like Swift's itself, shocking and terribly persuasive.

Graham Swift is a writer of extraordinary power. --San Francisco Chronicle

A brilliantly imagined, tautly written novel. Through arresting, snapshot-like glimpses of father and daughter.we gradually sense the heart-tug of love triumphing over years of alienation. Like Waterland, it deftly explores large themes. --New York Newsday

Swift, author of the bestselling MOTIVATION series (parts 1–3), has had his work highlighted on a variety of websites and in stories ranging from MilwaukeeBlackInfo.com to UrbanReviewsonline.com. He began freelancing work for journals such as Code 414, a quarterly publication in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, because he was not satisfied with exclusively non-fiction writing. Swift is best recognized for his streetwise literary style, in which he tells stories that depict life in an inner-city urban setting. His passion for psychology, along with a thorough understanding of street life, provides for an superb portrayal of the life and its characters.