Exquisite corpse

Robert Irwin

first published 1995 Overlook Press, 2003 235 pages

This is the story of Caspar - a mildly unpromising painter living in 1930s London. Dedicated to the irrationality of surrealism, he nonetheless harbors a desire for the ordinary. So when he meets Caroline, a sensible typist who works in a fur factory, he falls madly in love. What follows is far from ordinary. And when Caroline suddenly vanishes, Caspar embarks on a terrifying and comic journey to find her, a journey...

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Exquisite corpse edition · 2003 · Overlook Press · 235 pages
Exquisite corpse edition · 1997 · Pantheon Books · 235 pages
Exquisite corpse edition · 1996 · Vintage · 235 pages · 9780099598510
Exquisite corpse edition · 1995 · Dedalus · 235 pages

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