God's Fool

With this sprawling, beautiful novel that touches on everything from slavery to the shadows of unremembered memory, Chang and Eng have inspired another winner.

Exceptionally beautiful...the power of language and of reflection on the nature of connection is...essential, and compelling.

Slouka writes with the bare-bones ferocity of Jerzy Kosinski and the visual intensity of John Updike.

Few books in recent memory have offered as much in terms of fully-formed characters, and fewer authors share Slouka's gift to render the extraordinary in ordinary terms without sacrificing its potency.

A poetic rumination on love and family...We are constantly moved to tears by Slouka's spare and heart-breaking novel.

Exceptional...fascinating...powerful.

A gifted stylist.

Born attached at the chest, Chang and Eng were considered a marvel, an act of God. By any standard, theirs is a history of epic variety and drama. Mark Slouka recounts their tumultuous story, from the docks of Vietnam to American fame, with intimacy and compassion.A Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Dallas Morning News Best Book of the Year.