Mummyjihad - Volume 273

An act of introspection, a lifting of the curtain, a gnaw at the jugular, a wisp of the jocular, all this and more in Earl Fowler's reverent and irreverent exposition of the pain and joy of an aged woman from India plopped into a nursing home on the West Coast. Beyond a culture clash, it is a cultural explosion for Mummy, who finds most things and people repugnant, especially the author, The Printer, while she lusts for A&W chicken strips. Fowler's poetic prose is an uber mash of cultural references, from James Joyce to Glen Campbell, Hollywood to Bollywood, Rabindranath Tagore to Sylvia Plath. A 21st century coat of many colours, these snapshots of immigration, aging, loneliness and loss are salted with irony and Fowler's unique humour. A tale ingeniously told.

About the author

Earl Fowler is a recovering reporter (30 years clean) who works in what used to be known in newspaper parlance, when there was such a thing, as a rim pig or copy editor. He lives in Victoria with his beautiful wife, Rekha. This is his first book.

Product details

• Authors: Earl Fowler
• Publisher: Guernica Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781771835084
• ISBN: 978-1-77183-508-4
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Series: Essential Poets (Ecco); Essential Poets series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies