A Fraction of the Whole is his first book.

After graduating from Newcastle University in 1994, he has lived in Sydney, Montreal, Vancouver, Barcelona and Paris, working primarily as a screenwriter and freelance writer, but also doing stints as both a private investigator and an English teacher. Read more Language English Dimensions 16.84 x 3.48 x 24. Steve Toltzs A Fraction of the Whole is a riotously funny explosion of a novel SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008 From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent. Toltz is a superb phrase-maker with an acute eye for humanity's shortfalls'Big Issue A Fraction of the Whole is an uproarious indictment of the modern world and its mores and the epic debut of the blisteringly funny and talented Steve Toltz. 'If first novels were sandwiches, Steve Toltz's would be a juicy, swaggering doorstop of a sarnie, overflowing with eccentrically combined but delicious ingredients. 'With tinges of magical realism and buckets of misanthropic humour it's a clever and funny debut' Observer It gives off the unmistakeable whiff of a book that might just contain the secret of life' Independent 'A fat book but very light on its feet, skipping from anecdote, to rant, to reflection, like a stone skimming across a pond. Incorporating death, parenting (good and bad kinds), one labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich and an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them. A Fraction of the Whole: A Novel / Toltz, Steve (6 copies separate) A Fraction of the Whole / Toltz, Steve / ISBN 0385665547 (6 copies separate) A Fraction of the Whole. SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008įrom his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent. A Fraction of the Whole marks the arrival of an ambitious new writer who deftly mixes humour, surprise, and astute observations of the human condition to create a novel that entertains, scandalizes, and enlightens. Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a riotously funny explosion of a novel

A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz