Talbot & the Fall

Talbot & The Fall: A Comedy (With Support) is a spirited consideration of art, death, and ordinary life, interweaving historical visions and a rather cheeky chorus alongside the dual narratives of John Talbot and his daughter, Charlie. Waiting for the results of a colonoscopy, Talbot, a Welshman and a Tube driver, has seven days to think about his life, even do something significant. Select questions animate Talbot: Can art help overcome our fear of death? Can we make art without knowing death? In exploring them, the novel unites the threads of Michael's encyclopedic reading, creative energy, and love of a particular band into a postmodern, post-punk romp through a week in the life of its central players.