About the Author

George Cockcroft (AKA Luke Rhinehart) was born in the United States, son of an engineer and a civil servant. He received a BA from Cornell University and an MA from Columbia University. Subsequently he received a PhD in psychology, also from Columbia. He married his wife, Ann, on June 30, 1956. He has three children.

Reviews

Anarchic, hip, subversive and comic..." The Times, London "Zany, bizarre, inventive... often touching." - Bestsellers "One of my favorite reads of the year...Pure entertainment" Belfast Telegraph" "One of the great comic novels of the decade, (WHIM) is pure delight, a book with a smile built into just about every line." -Peter Tennant in The Third Alternative, Issue 27."