A darkly funny and melancholic novel from one of Britain's most accomplished writers.

Adam Mars-Jones' first collection of stories, Lantern Lecture, won a Somerset Maugham Award in 1982, and he appeared on Granta's Best of Young British Novelists' lists in 1983 and 1993. His debut novel, Pilcrow, was published in 2008 by Faber & Faber. His second novel, Cedilla, was also published by Faber & Faber in 2011. His essay, Noriko Smiling (Notting Hill Editions, 2011), focuses on Yasujiro Ozu, a master of Japanese cinema. His memoir, Kid Gloves, was published by Particular Books in August 2015. His selected film writing, Second Sight, was published by Reaktion Books in September 2019. Box Hill appeared with Fitzcarraldo Editions in March 2020. He writes book reviews for the Observer and the LRB, and about film for the TLS.