Snail

by Eric Yoshiaki Dando

'Printed entirely in lower case, the book seems to present a challenge to the reader - to make it through without being driven mad by the deliberate feyness of lower case.' - Tegan Bennet, 1996.

'Dando writes, 'jokes are always needed', and jokes - mostly good jokes - are his book's mainstay.' - Australian Book Review, 1996.

'Refreshingly, Dando's philosophical approach appears to derive from the Renaissance tendency to view the human soul or psyche as having an analogical relationship with the natural world...' - Philosopher Magazine, 1996.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Eric Yoshiaki Dando is a Melbourne writer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dando

Blog:

ericdando.com

http://dandoman.wordpress.com/


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Reviews

[Ebony · Rating 4 out of 5]

i wasn't sure how i felt about this book until the last three pages. everything i was unsure about came crashing together to become extremely relevant. read it all. snail is very funny and a good example of how form/structure can contradict or add additional meaning to a story. experimental, way to go, read it in a quiet bar on a monday evening.

[A.S. Patric · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Aussie underground classic. Hilarious and poignant. Utterly unique.

[Lucas Thorn · Rating 5 out of 5]

best book i ever read. poetry. hilarity. thrills. hb pencils up your dick hole.

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[Tam Faiman · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the funniest books I ever read.
Have tried to find a copy for many years. Anyone know how I could get hands on one?

[Genevieve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting and fascinating characters. Sometimes hard to read with the names also in lowercase but it worked. Might have to read again when I'm older, wasn't as enjoyable as I expected it to be.