Andy Miller

David Keenan, literary disruptor in chief

This wild and labyrinthine novel is an artistic gamble that more than pays off, and is in turns romantic, funny, terrifying and sincere

David Keenan at the Imagine the World Hay Festival in Mexico in 2018. Credit: Pedro Martin Gonzalez Castillo/Getty Images

  • Monument Maker

    David Keenan

    White Rabbit, pp. 808, £25

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