James Morrow is the author of the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Towing Jehovah, the Nebula Award-winning novella Shambling Towards Hiroshima, and the New York Times Notable Book Blameless in Abaddon. His novels include The Last Witchfinder, hailed by the Washington Post as "literary magic," and The Philosopher's Apprentice, which received a rave reviews from mutliple outlets, including the New York Times and Entertainment Weekly. Morrow is a master of the satiric and the surreal who has enjoyed comparison with Twain, Vonnegut, and Updike. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.
Praise for The Asylum of Dr. Caligari
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“This provocative novella is well worth a look.”
—Asimov’s SF
“This is a satire for the ages, a skillful blending of the history
of World War One, and the fantastical realm of alchemy and magic .
. . The wry, tongue-in-cheek amusement of Morrow’s writing reminds
me of reading Jonathan Swift’s ‘A Modest Proposal.’”
—The San Francisco Review of Books
“It really reminds me of Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel . . .
sumptuous and philosophical, thought-provoking as well as just good
fun."
—Art District Radio
“Entrancing prose enhances the unusual plot of Morrow’s successful
melding of history and fantasy.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Satirical, thought-provoking, and stimulating.”
—New York Journal of Books
“James Morrow explores ideas with visionary audacity and a
satirical (yet nonetheless disturbing) bent perhaps unequaled since
Philip José Farmer’s Riverworld series—as if directed by Andrei
Tarkovsky.”
—See the Elephant
“It’s a rich and wonderful mash-up of political satire,
psychological fairytale and German Expressionist horror story . . .
There’s a gorgeous edge to Morrow’s writing, a sense of fun and
irreverence that never detracts from the dark jeopardy at the heart
of the story. 10/10 stars.”
—Starburst
“[Morrow] is a crafty wordsmith who likes to hone in on poseurs and
pretensions . . . Readers who are fond of wry esoteric musings will
not be disappointed.”
—Diabolique
“As is always the case with Morrow, he keeps the ride interesting
and at times painfully funny.”
—Locus
“I was reminded time and again of some horror greats including
Dracula and Frankenstein.”
—The Booklover’s Boudoir
“This is an erudite, fun book that can be enjoyed on many levels;
it succeeds as a satire of geopolitics and warmongering elites, as
a comic fantasy, and as a pastiche of the 1920 film that appears on
so many fans’ ‘best of’ lists.”
—Foreword
“The Asylum of Dr. Caligari is a fast, funny book . . . Brilliantly
walking the line, its zippy energy camouflages a surprisingly
powerful resonance. It’s yet another seriocomic triumph from one of
the genre’s best satirists.”
—Christopher East
“Unrestrained by modern sensibilities of restraint, Morrow creates
some beautiful prose . . . Well written, inventive, and a great
throwback to classics of the genre.”
—Popverse
“The Asylum of Dr. Caligari is an inventive homage to and
extrapolation of concepts in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. At less
than 200 pages, it’s also a pithy commentary on the power of art
and the folly and hysteria of war.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“The Asylum of Dr Caligari is exquisite, inventive madness of epic
proportions, laced with wicked humour.”
—Strange Alliances
“The Asylum of Dr. Caligari is laugh out loud funny, even as it
tosses about ideas surrounding perhaps our most serious and vile
aspects of existence: war and indoctrination to war.”
—Speculition
“The story makes points about the effect of art on humanity and its
relevance to society, but it’s also terrifying, with dark humor and
a clever tone.”
—RevolutionSF
“The Asylum of Dr. Caligari succeeds in being at once a brilliant
rendering of an antique spooky passion play and a timeless lesson
about megalomaniacs, art, science and love.”
—Locus
“A perfect fit for people who are not just interested in fantasy,
but also history, art, geography and linguistics.”
—New Books Network
Praise for James Morrow
“James Morrow is a wildly imaginative and generous novelist who
plays hilarious games with grand ideas.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Watch out for James Morrow: He’s magic.”
—Washington Post Book World
“I am so besotted with James Morrow’s talent that I cannot find a
word big enough to deify it.”
—Harlan Ellison
“James Morrow is an original—stylistically ingenious, savagely
funny, always unpredictable.”
—Philadelphia Inquirer
“Writing a brand of masterfully understated comic prose all his
own, Morrow is a genius.”
—Booklist
“America's best satirist.”
—James Gunn, editor of The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
“Morrow’s satire is funny and sad, and increases our ability to see
the little bits of truth in our own world.”
—Denver Post
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