James Hawes is a novelist and Kafka scholar with a Ph.D. in German literature. He is the author of "A White Merc with Fins, White Powder, Green Light," and "Speak for England." As an undergraduate at Oxford, Hawes was allowed---uniquely---to handle the original manuscript of Kafka's "The Castle." He lives in Cardiff, Wales.
Praise for James HawesPraise for "Why You Should Read Kafka Before
You Waste Your Life""A magnificent tour de force. Illuminating,
irreverent, iconoclastic. Brilliant!"---Dr. Peter Thompson,
Director of the Centre for Ernst Bloch Studies, and author of "The
Crisis of the German Left"Praise for "Speak for England""We have
the British to thank for the TV reality show, so it's only fitting
that they can do a brilliant parody of the bloody thing as well. We
Yanks will find it great fun."---"Pittsburgh"" Post-Gazette""This
creative American debut novel combines the TV shows "Survivor" and
"Lost "with the novel "Lord of the Flies . . . "a harsh satirical
look at both the age of reality TV and the dangers of romanticizing
the past."---"Booklist ""James Hawes has matured into a wonderful
satirist . . . a comic novelist of considerable stature.""---The
Guardian""The tone of the narrative is pitch-perfect. Hawes's most
impressive achievement is the political satire which kicks in
toward the end.""---The Observer""Comparisons with Evelyn Waugh are
not misplaced.""---Sunday Telegraph""You never want to stop turning
the pages . . . each page is funny, sophisticated, and
soul-wrenchingly accurate.""---Scotland on Sunday"Praise for "A
White Merc With Fins""A major debut novel of the year. Highly
recommended." "---Library Journal""From first-time author Hawes,
one of the most endearingly caustic---yet still deftly
sincere---novels to come out of Britain since Martin Amis's "The
Rachel Papers". Hawes has leapt right into a comic league all his
own. Good to the last drop.""---Kirkus Reviews"
Praise for James HawesPraise for "Why You Should Read Kafka Before
You Waste Your Life""A magnificent tour de force. Illuminating,
irreverent, iconoclastic. Brilliant!"---Dr. Peter Thompson,
Director of the Centre for Ernst Bloch Studies, and author of "The
Crisis of the German Left"Praise for "Speak for England""We have
the British to thank for the TV reality show, so it's only fitting
that they can do a brilliant parody of the bloody thing as well. We
Yanks will find it great fun."---"Pittsburgh"" Post-Gazette" "This
creative American debut novel combines the TV shows "Survivor" and
"Lost "with the novel "Lord of the Flies . . . "a harsh satirical
look at both the age of reality TV and the dangers of romanticizing
the past."---"Booklist ""James Hawes has matured into a wonderful
satirist . . . a comic novelist of considerable stature.""---The
Guardian""The tone of the narrative is pitch-perfect. Hawes's most
impressive achievement is the political satire which kicks in
toward the end.""---The Observer""Comparisons with Evelyn Waugh are
not misplaced.""---Sunday Telegraph""You never want to stop turning
the pages . . . each page is funny, sophisticated, and
soul-wrenchingly accurate.""---Scotland on Sunday" Praise for "A
White Merc With Fins""A major debut novel of the year. Highly
recommended." "---Library Journal""From first-time author Hawes,
one of the most endearingly caustic---yet still deftly
sincere---novels to come out of Britain since Martin Amis's "The
Rachel Papers," Hawes has leapt right into a comic league all his
own. Good to the last drop.""---Kirkus Reviews"
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