Quote of the day
It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content … it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion.
Edward Carey
Born: 1970 (age 55)
Bio: Edward Carey is a playwright, and novelist. He has written several adaptations for the stage, including Patrick Süskind’s The Pigeon, and Robert Coover’s Pinocchio in Venice. His own plays include Sulking Thomas and Captain of the Birds.
Known for:
- Heap House (Iremonger #1) (2013)
- Observatory Mansions (2000)
- Alva and Irva (2003)
- Lungdon (2015)
- Foulsham (Iremonger #2) (2014)







