An original and delightful novel told through the correspondence of the people of Nollop, who worship the author of the pangram 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'. The islanders erect a statue to their hero, but one day the letter 'z' falls from the inscription. The council see this as Nollop's message from beyond the grave; the islanders are forbidden to write or even speak the ...

When the only copy of his manuscript - a biography of a three-legged circus performer-cum-entrpreneur - is lost by a careless editor, writer Mark Dunn accepts an offer to publish the only surviving text: the footnotes. With great playfulness, Dunn writes himself into this full-length novel: a totally original story constructed mischievously in the margins of a lost book, and an extraordinary ...

Told through a series of letters, this is set on the fictional island of Nollop, home to the great Nevin Nollop, inventor of the pangram 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'. The islanders erect a statue to their hero, but one day the letter 'z' falls from the inscription. To the despair of the residents, the council interprets the falling tile as Nollop's message from beyond the grave ..

'Welcome to Higby' is a Southern-comical tale about simple dreams both realised and thwarted by the complexities of the human heart.

Funny, intricate and sweetly touching, with the narrative energy of an Altman movie, 'Welcome to Higby' is a Southern-comical tale about simple dreams both realised and thwarted by the complexities of the human heart. The brilliant second novel by the author of 'Ella Minnow Pea'.