Christopher Boucher Knihy

"Boucher makes the world come alive by making language come alive." —George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo A WILDLY INVENTIVE, HEARTBREAKING, AND HILARIOUS NEW NOVEL ABOUT A MAN WHOSE LIFE IS FALLING APART . . . IN VERY BIZARRE WAYS . . . After his wife announces on Twitter that she's leaving him, Christopher's life in small-town Coolidge just goes from one catastrophe to another. He contracts a strange illness that divides him in half, undergoes a failure competition, and is driven to join a cult called The Unloveables. How did it all get this bad? How can he regain his bearings, and find meaning and love once again? Heartfelt and riotously imaginative, Big Giant Floating Head is the daring, dazzling account of a man’s struggle with love, loss and redemption.

The vivid language and imaginative storytelling in this book create a vibrant world that captivates the reader. The author's unique style brings characters and settings to life, immersing readers in a rich, emotional experience. With a blend of beauty and chaos, the narrative invites exploration of profound themes and intricate relationships, making it a memorable literary journey.

A wildly inventive, funny, yet genuinely moving story of a young father dealing with the difficulties of grown-up life: raising a child, an aging parent and finding real love. Written in the kind of experimental prose that Melville House is known to champion, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive is also a highly emotive work with a broad appeal, which will delight readers who enjoy the slightly off-kilter worlds found in the writing of George Saunders and Jonathan Letham.