The Swells

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A TRIUMPH OF MODERN SATIRE: A seriously funny novel to delight readers and draw their attention to critical social issues like the absurd abuses of power by the mega-rich. The Swells is the highest-quality literary parody, in the tradition of Evelyn Waugh and Jonathan Swift, and will appeal to readers who enjoyed French Exit by Patrick deWitt and My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and who watched Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, Spanish director Luis Buñuel's classic The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, and films by Quentin Tarantino or David Lynch.A STRONG NON-FICTION HOOK: Even during lockdown there is surprisingly strong demand for travel by affluent customers. Tickets on cruise ships are pre-sold for many seasons to come, despite the global pandemic. Will Aitken understands this world very well, he specialized in luxury-travel journalism for seventeen years (2001-2018). LONG-RESPECTED, INFLUENTIAL AUTHOR: The multi-talented, very well read and plugged in Will Aitken has worked as a writer, teacher, travel journalist, arts journalist, essayist and film critic. He co-founded, in 1973, Androgyny Bookshop / Librairie L'Androgyne, Montreal's first LGBTQ/feminist/anarchist/non-sexist children's bookstore. He is close friends with artists, writers, and media influencers across media, from Jordan Tannahil to Anne Carson, from Eleanor Wachtel to Dimitri Nasrallah. He is a huge supporter of young talent including Eva Crocker and the Anansi list in general (he blurbed The Guardian of Amsterdam Street).