"With The First Bad Man, Miranda July provides an audaciously original, often hilarious map of the ever-expanding reach of unhinged imagination in America. Lena Dunham, author of Not That Kind of Girl Never has a novel spoken so deeply to my sexuality, my spirituality, my secret self. By the time July tackles motherhood, the book has become a bible.
Writing in the first person with the frank, odd lilt of an utterly truthful character, she will make you laugh, cringe and recognize yourself in a woman you never planned to be. "Miranda July's ability to pervert norms while embracing what makes us normal is astounding. With it, the esteemed artist and filmmaker joins the front rank of young American novelists-and then surpasses them." "Miranda July's first novel announces something new, not only in its invention, characterization, and pace, but emotional truth. George Saunders, author of Tenth of December If I ever start to doubt the power of language and intelligence, I only have to read a few lines of July to have my faith restored." Hers is smart, funny, twisted, vulnerable, humane, and reassuring: a dazzling human consciousness speaking frankly and fondly and directly to you. "July's work reminds us that the essential storytelling tool is voice.
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