Set in Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, and Ottawa, Ontario, the stories in The Museum at the End of the World span the life of writer Robert Ford and his wife Sheila. Playing with various forms of comedy throughout, author John Metcalf paints a portrait of 20th century literary life with levity, satire, and unsuspecting moments of emotional depth.
"These four related fictions follow a British boy's coming-of-age and his older self enduring a world that rarely lives up to his standards ... Brings to mind variously Wodehouse, Waugh, [and] Kingsley Amis ... This is a book that could restore anyone's faith in the pleasure of reading."
