Mother for Dinner
01 October 2020Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
‘Extremely funny, weirdly touching and acute about families’ – Guardian
‘Daring, provocative and controversial . . . a work of genius’ – Scotsman
‘Terrifically funny . . . Close-to-the-knuckle farce with a big beating heart’ – Daily Mail
Seventh Seltzer has done everything he can to break from the traditions of the past, but in his overbearing, narcissistic mother’s last moments, she whispers...
Details
01 October 2020414 minutes
Shalom Auslander
9781529052084Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Bad taste has a purpose in this outrageous satire . . . grotesque, extremely funny, weirdly touching and acuteGuardian
Daring, provocative and controversial . . . the outrageous nature of the comedy is done perfectly . . . This is a work of genius.Stuart Kelly, Scotsman
Prize for premise of the year . . . a terrifically funny book . . . Close-to-the-knuckle farce with a big beating heartDaily Mail
I loved [it] . . . I think I devoured it in one sitting . . . riotous . . . I recommend you dig inNeil Fisher, The Times
