In his weekly comic strip, Carl Mix immortalized his family as a loving group of wisecracking imps. When he dies, his estate is divided between four of his children -- in reality, a dysfunctional, semi-estranged brood. The fifth, Tim, a struggling artist, is given three months to draw the strip. If he succeeds (giving up his own work) he will have inherited a gold mine; if he fails, he will get nothing. 

This brilliant portrait of a family, each member tyrannized by their cartoon alter egos, secures the renown of an immensely gifted young writer. 

Condition: Pre-loved book. Moderate yellowing of pages.

Format: Paperback
Year published: 2000
Pages: 301
Sub-genre: Literary fiction, humour
Imprint: Granta