Little Frank, a 120-year-old gangster who traded his imagination for a secure and long life, is the protagonist in this dark and dazzling novel set in an all-too-plausible near future. As the leader of a notorious gang, Little Frank is trapped in a luxurious life of mindless routine when he is suddenly jolted awake in the year 2090 to the bizarre facts of his current existence. Little Frank must now race to rebuild his memory and make sense of his new reality in this rich and complex work of science fiction.
About the AuthorIan Wedde is the author of five novels, a dozen collections of poetry, two collections of essays, and an editor of numerous anthologies and art catalogues. His first novel,
Dick Seddon'
s Great Dive, was awarded a New Zealand Book Award for Fiction.
Book InformationISBN 9780864735850
Author Ian WeddeFormat Paperback
Page Count 254
Imprint Victoria University PressPublisher Te Herenga Waka University Press