Glyph: A Novel - Tapa blanda

"Everett is one of the most gifted and versatile of contemporary writers . . . His work takes hold of us and won't let go." --Alan Cheuse, NPR "Everett [is] a scandalously under-recognized contemporary master." --The Wall Street Journal "A mischievous and very funny satire on poststructuralist thought and literary 'theory.'" --The Guardian (London) Everett is one of the most gifted and versatile of contemporary writers . . . His work takes hold of us and won't let go. "Alan Cheuse, NPR" Everett [is] a scandalously under-recognized contemporary master. "The Wall Street Journal" A mischievous and very funny satire on poststructuralist thought and literary theory.' "The Guardian (London)"" "Everett is one of the most gifted and versatile of contemporary writers . . . His work takes hold of us and won't let go." --Alan Cheuse, NPR "Everett [is] a scandalously under-recognized contemporary master." --"The Wall Street Journal " "A mischievous and very funny satire on poststructuralist thought and literary 'theory.'" --"The Guardian" (London) ""Glyph" is an answer-- and an antidote-- to not only what ails the Academy, but what ails a society without the self-knowledge to satirize itself. Percival Everett's infant genius protagonist vaults out of the playpen like Voltaire in flaming diapers-- to dispatch Theory's charlatans, kidnappers and con men in this brilliantly, wildly parodic romp. Deconstruct THIS!!!"--Carol Muske-Dukes "I think Percival Everett is a genius. I've been a fan since his first novel. He continues to amaze me with each novel-- as if he likes making 90 degree turns to see what's around the corner, and then over the edge. I think he has a following, but not large enough. He's a brilliant writer and so damn smart I envy him."--Terry McMillan ""Glyph is an answer-- and an antidote-- to not only what ails the Academy, but what ails a society without the self-knowledge to satirize itself. Percival Everett's infant genius protagonist vaults out of the playpen like Voltaire in flaming diapers-- to dispatch Theory's charlatans, kidnappers and con men in this brilliantly, wildly parodic romp. Deconstruct THIS!!!"--Carol Muske-Dukes "I think Percival Everett is a genius. I've been a fan since his first novel. He continues to amaze me with each novel-- as if he likes making 90 degree turns to see what's around the corner, and then over the edge. I think he has a following, but not large enough. He's a brilliant writer and so damn smart I envy him."--Terry McMillan

A hilarious, ground-breaking and insightful novel, Glyph successfully blends the feverish plot of a thriller with the philosophical depth of Barthes. Narrated by a baby genius Ralph; a baby with an IQ of 475, who is much more at home with the post-modernist thought of Voltaire than reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears. However, word soon spreads about this miracle gift, and Ralph is soon kidnapped and held hostage by a child psychologist, who runs tests on him. What follows is a number of successive kidnaps, and a linguistic adventure unlike any other.