Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth

by Ben Peek, Anna Brown, Andrew MacRae

Peek presents a fictional autobiography of a man who has been nowhere, done nothing, and met nobody.

Genres: Fiction

164 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Ben Peek is the author of the Godless, Leviathan's Blood, The Eternal Kingdom, Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth, Black Sheep, Above/Below, and the collection Dead Americans and Other Stories.

His new book will be the novella, The Red Labyrinth, published by Snuggly Books.

He lives in Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

[Martin Livings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth was a fantastic... whatever it was. What was it, exactly? Interstitial fiction? A mosaic novel? Conceptual literary art? I guess the answer to those questions is... yes, it is, and probably many other things too. The book defies classification deftly and purposely; Peek's writing is incredibly clever, and he weaves the disparate elements of the book into something that's somehow greater than the sum of its parts. Always interesting and engaging, I really enjoyed finally reading it all these years after (a) buying it and (b) starting to read it (I got distracted, sorry Ben!). Definitely worth a read, especially if you're in the mood for something very different from the usual fare!