Gay author Douglas Coupland has a knack for branding names. Twenty-three years ago his debut novel Generation X
named my people. Yesterday was the U.S. on-sale of his twenty-second book (thirteenth novel), adorably called Worst. Person. Ever.
[Kindle]. Released earlier elsewhere, it was an Irish Times Book of the Year. The Sunday Times said it's an "outrageous comic riot, delivered as a tear-inducing funny and pitch-black farce ... For every laugh here, there's a haunting, echoing scream in the distance. The plot is unbridled romp ... It is hard to describe, out of context, quite how funny Coupland's novel can be." His publisher explains,
"A razor-sharp portrait of a morally bankrupt, gleefully wicked modern man, Worst. Person. Ever. is a side-splittingly funny and gloriously filthy new novel from acclaimed author Douglas Coupland. A deeply unworthy book about a dreadful human being with absolutely no redeeming social value, it’s guaranteed to brighten up your day."
The plot sees B-unit cameraman Raymond Gunt accepting his ex-wife's invite to shoot a reality show on a remote Pacific island.
Beyond the twenty-two books and many scripts, Coupland has designed several major public art projects including the memorial to Canada's fallen firefighters.
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